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Genetic associations of IL1RN polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome in a Korean population.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 May 2010
Oh I-H, Oh C, Kim H-J, Choi J-M, Yoon T-Y, Chung J-H, Choe B-K
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is rapidly growing into one of the major public health issues worldwide. Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL1Ra) functions as a competitor of proinflammatory cytokines and has an important role in metabolic functions, including insulin secretion. To identify the relationship between the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) and MetS, we genotyped nine single nucleotide...
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