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Association of interleukin 8 with myocardial infarction: results from the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Mar 2014
Velásquez Ilais Moreno, Frumento Paolo, Johansson Katarina, Berglund Anita, de Faire Ulf, Leander Karin, Gigante Bruna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin 8 (IL8) has been contradictorily associated with the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). AIM: To investigate the association of IL8 serum levels with the risk of MI and the association of the IL8 (IL8) and IL8 receptors (CXCR1 and CXCR2) genetic variants with IL8 levels and MI risk in a large case control study, the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program. METHODS AND RESULTS: IL8 levels...
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