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The lack of association between interleukin-6 gene -174 G/C polymorphism and the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of 18,152 subjects.
Gene - 25 Feb 2013
Yin Yan-Wei, Sun Qian-Qian, Zhang Bei-Bei, Hu Ai-Min, Wang Qi, Liu Hong-Li, Hou Zhi-Zhen, Zeng Yi-Hua, Xu Rui-Jia, Shi Long-Bao
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene -174 G/C polymorphism and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) risk, but results of different studies have been inconsistent. The present meta-analysis was therefore designed to clarify these controversies. PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched from the first available year to March 25, 2012, as well as hand searching of...
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