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Analysis of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Human immunology - 1 May 2013
Peng Ying, Zhou Bin, Wang Yan-Yun, Shi Shaoqing, Zhang Kui, Zhang Lin, Rao Li
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathy is one of the major causes of sudden death and/or progressive heart failure. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), comprising 60% of the cases of identified cardiomyopathy, is the most common form of heart muscle disease. Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases. To evaluate the influence of IL-17A and IL-17F gene polymorphisms on...
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