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Cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with markers of disease severity and prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Cytokine - 1 Apr 2011
Adamopoulos Stamatis, Kolokathis Fotis, Gkouziouta Angeliki, Georgiadou Panagiota, Chaidaroglou Antigoni, Karavolias George K, Degiannis Dimitrios, Voudris Vassilis, Kremastinos Dimitrios Th
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AIMS: To identify potential genetic associations of five cytokine gene polymorphisms with disease severity and prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHODS AND RESULTS: Eighty patients with DCM were genotyped for transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1)+869 T/C (codon10 Leu→Pro), TGF-β1 +915 G/C (codon25 Arg→Pro), interleukin (IL)-6 -174G/C, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)...
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