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The G to A polymorphism at -597 of the interleukin-6 gene is extremely rare in southern Han Chinese.
Cytokine - 1 Jul 2011
Gao Shu-Ping, Pan Min, Chen Chu, Ge Li-Jun, Jiang Min-Hui, Luan Hong, Zheng Jin-Guo, Deng Xin-Tao, Pan Hai-Yan, Zhu Jian-Hua
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine involved in different physiologic and pathophysiologic processes including essential hypertension (EH). Associations of the IL-6 promoter region polymorphisms with circulating level of IL-6 have been reported in various studies. We detected the IL-6-597G/A polymorphism in 246 EH patients and 194 healthy controls from Jiangsu area (south of China). Individuals all carried the GG...
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