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Interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6 gene polymorphism associations with angiographically assessed coronary artery disease in Brazilians.
Cytokine - 1 Jun 2010
Rios Domingos L S, Cerqueira Caio C S, Bonfim-Silva Ricardo, Araújo Luciana J, Pereira Jaqueline F, Gadelha Sandra R, Barbosa Ana A L
Abstract excerpt
The inflammatory process has been considered an important mediator for the development of atherosclerosis. Interleukin-1 beta (IL1B) is a precursor of interleukin-6 (IL6) in the acute phase of inflammatory response and their levels are elevated in patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of...
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