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Effect of the +781C/T polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene on atherosclerotic cerebral infarction, and its interaction with smoking and drinking.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Luo Shijian, Wang Feng, Li Zhendong, Deng Jinfeng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to investigate the association between the +781C/T polymorphism of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and atherosclerotic cerebral infarction and the interaction between the +781C/T polymorphism and smoking or drinking in cerebral infarction in the Han Chinese population. METHODS: We investigated the +781C/T polymorphism of IL-8 in 308 consecutive Han Chinese patients who were diagnosed...
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