Pro-inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms and threat for coronary heart disease in a North Indian Agrawal population.

Abstract excerpt

The association of IFN-γ (+874 A/T; rs2430561), TNF-α (-308 G/A; rs1800629) and TNF-β (+252 A/G; rs909253) with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) has not been rigorously tested in Indian population. In the present study we sought to examine the role of these cytokines in the causation of CHD and their association with conventional CHD risk factors. A total of 138 case and 187 unrelated healthy controls aged 35 to...