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Interleukin-6 -634 C/G and -174 G/C polymorphisms in Korean patients undergoing hemodialysis.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Sept 2012
Ryu Jung-Hwa, Kim Seung-Jung
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Chronic inflammatory status is a possible risk factor for vascular access dysfunction in hemodialysis (HD) patients, but susceptibility differences appear among individuals. Interleukin (IL)-6 is a well-known inflammatory cytokine with various polymorphisms. We examined whether IL-6 polymorphisms are associated with vascular access dysfunction in HD patients. METHODS: A total of 80 HD patients...
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