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Inflammatory single nucleotide polymorphisms and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a case control study.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Mar 2011
Henningsen Kristoffer M, Olesen Morten S, Ravn Lasse S, Dixen Ulrik, Haunsoe Stig, Bruunsgaard Helle, Svendsen Jesper H
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INTRODUCTION: Systemic inflammation is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and inflammatory processes are involved in the pathophysiology of AF. We hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms, which determine the rate of inflammatory cytokines, are associated with increased risk of AF. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 158 patients with AF and 188 healthy controls. All patients were genotyped for common single...
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