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Association between interleukin-16 polymorphisms and risk of coronary artery disease.
DNA and cell biology - 1 May 2011
Wu Jian, Wang Yin, Zhang Yi, Li Longjiang
Abstract excerpt
Growing evidence has shown that inflammation plays crucial roles in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Interleukin-16 (IL-16), a multifunctional cytokine, is involved in a series of inflammatory disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between IL-16 polymorphisms and risk of CAD. We analyzed two polymorphisms of IL-16 (rs4778889 T/C and rs11556218 T/G) in 157 patients...
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