Article
Association between interleukin 6 and interleukin 16 gene polymorphisms and coronary heart disease risk in a Chinese population.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Aug 2013
Tong Zichuan, Li Qiang, Zhang Jianjun, Wei Yu, Miao Guobin, Yang Xinchun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of interleukin 6 (IL6) and IL16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in coronary artery disease (CAD) risk in a Chinese population. METHODS: Patients with CAD and healthy control subjects were recruited. IL6 (rs1800795 and rs1800796) and IL16 (rs8034928, rs3848180, rs4577037, , and ) genotyping was performed on the MassARRAY® platform (Sequenom®,...
