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The role of Interleukin-6, its -174 G>C polymorphism and C-reactive protein in idiopathic cardiac arrhythmias in children.
Advances in medical sciences - 1 Jan 2013
Szydlowski L, Skierska A, Markiewicz-Loskot G, Mazurek B, Morka A, Undas A
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UNLABELLED: ABSTRACT Purpose: Knowledge about the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of arrhythmias in children is limited. Several studies have suggested a relationship between plasma IL-6 levels and/or the -174G>C IL-6 gene polymorphism and atrial fibrillation in adults. Our present study was performed to investigate whether serum IL-6, -174G>C IL-6 polymorphism and C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated...
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