Article
The association of interleukin-16 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility of coronary artery disease.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Feb 2013
Huang Hao, Zeng Zhi, Zhang Li, Liu Rui, Li Xian, Qiang Ou, Zhang Qing, Chen Yucheng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have shown that interleukin (IL)-16 is an immunomodulatory cytokine, which plays an important role in some inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. We aimed to investigate the association between the IL-16 gene polymorphisms and presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) wh...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Interleukin-16
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
