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Association of interleukin-4 gene polymorphisms with ischemic heart failure.
Cardiology journal - 1 Jan 2014
Mahmoudi Mohammad Jafar, Hedayat Mona, Taghvaei Mohammad, Nematipour Ebrahim, Farhadi Elham, Esfahanian Nilufar, Sadr Maryam, Mahmoudi Maryam, Nourijelyani Keramat, Amirzargar Ali Akbar, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As of the potential immunomodulatory effects of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and its importance in inhibiting the production of proinflammatory cytokines by monocytes and activated T cells, the IL-4 gene polymorphisms were investigated in a group of patients with chronic heart failure due to ischemic heart disease. METHODS: Forty three patients with ischemic heart failure (IHF) were enrolled in this study and...
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