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Association between metabolic disturbances and G-174C polymorphism of interleukin-6 gene in obese children.
European journal of medical research - 7 Dec 2009
Pyrzak B, Wisniewska A, Majcher A, Popko K, Wasik M, Demkow U
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the G-174C polymorphism of the IL-6 gene is related to obesity and the incidence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to IDF definition in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The examined group included 124 obese children with BMI > or = 2 SDS, and the control group consisted of 56 non-obese children with BMI <1.0 SDS. Polymorphism identification was...
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