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Association between IL-6-174G/C polymorphism and risk of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2014
Hu Shan, Chen Ying, Sun Xu-Dong, Li Fu-Jin, Shu Qin-Fen, Liu Xiao-Li, Jiang Shou-Feng
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OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine and important mediator of many inflammatory processes, which might affect susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of IL-6-174G/C polymorphism on the risk of MS using a meta-analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Pubmed, ISI Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases...
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