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Association between interleukin-6 receptor gene variations and atherosclerotic lipid profiles among young adolescents in Taiwan.
Lipids in health and disease - 12 Aug 2011
Chu Nain-Feng, Lin Fu-Hung, Chin Hsien-Chuan, Hong Ye-Jen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To analyze the potential genetic associations between four polymorphisms of interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) gene and atherosclerotic lipid profiles among young adolescents in Taiwan. METHODS: Using data from the Taipei Children Heart Study-II--a cross-sectional survey in 2003. After multi-stage sampling, we selected 418 boys and 441 girls with an average age of 13.1 years. We genotyped the subjects for...
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