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Association between 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms and dilated cardiomyopathy in Macedonian patients.
Kardiologia polska - 1 Nov 2009
Spiroska Vera, Kedev Sashko, Antov Slobodan, Trajkov Dejan, Petlichkovski Aleksandar, Hristomanova Slavica, Djulejic Eli, Paneva Meri, Senev Aleksandar, Spiroski Mirko
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BACKGROUND: Inflammation is an important component in the pathogenesis of many cardiovascular diseases and one of the commonest mechanisms in cardiomyopathy. There have been several studies on the cytokine polymorphism and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), but the results obtained were contradictory. AIM: To examine a possible role of 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms in host susceptibility to or protection against DCM...
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