Article
Association between the interleukin-6 gene -572 C/G polymorphism and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of 11,681 subjects.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Yin Yan-Wei, Sun Qian-Qian, Zhang Bei-Bei, Hu Ai-Min, Liu Hong-Li, Wang Qi, Zeng Yi-Hua, Xu Rui-Jia, Zhang Zhong-Dong, Zhang Zhi-Guo
Abstract excerpt
The association between the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene -572 C/G (rs1800796) polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk remains controversial. Thus, we performed this meta-analysis by searching PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CBMdisc and CNKI databases until January 30, 2012. In addition, hand searching of the references of identified articles was performed. A total of 10 case-control studies including...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors
