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A variant of IL6R is associated with the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation in a Chinese Han population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wu Gang, Cheng Mian, Huang He, Yang Bo, Jiang Hong, Huang Congxin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have identified a variant, rs4845625, in the interleukin-6 receptor (IL6R) gene associated with Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Levels of circulating interleukin-6 and other proinflammatory molecules have consistently been associated with a risk for AF and its recurrence after catheter ablation. This study tested the hypothesis that variant rs4845625 is associated with AF recurrence after...
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