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Interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphisms and cardiovascular risk factors. A family study.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2010
Guzmán-Guzmán Iris Paola, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco, Flores-Alfaro Eugenia, Salgado-Goytia Lorenzo, Salgado-Bernabé Aralia Berenice, Parra-Rojas Isela
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine involved in inflammatory process, as well as in glucose and lipid metabolism. Several studies of the biological relevance of IL-6 gene polymorphisms have indicated a relationship with cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess whether the -174 G...
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