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Association between the interleukin-1β Gene (IL1B) C-511T polymorphism and the risk of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: a candidate-gene association study.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Jul 2014
Stefanidis Ioannis, Kreuer Karsten, Dardiotis Efthimios, Arampatzis Spyridon, Eleftheriadis Theodoros, Hadjigeorgiou Georgios M, Zintzaras Elias, Mertens Peter-Rene
Abstract excerpt
Variants of the interleukin-1β gene (IL1B) are implicated in the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). The present candidate-gene association study was conducted to investigate the association between the IL1B C-511T variant and the risk of DN in a Caucasian population. The study population consisted of 173 cases (patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus [DM] and DN) and 186 controls (patients with DM free of...
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