Article
An association study between genetic polymorphism in the interleukin-6 receptor gene and coronary heart disease.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Zhou Jiangqing, Chen Xiaoliang, Ye Huadan, Peng Ping, Ba Yanna, Yang Xi, Huang Xiaoyan, Lu Yae, Jiang Xin, Lian Jiangfang, Duan Shiwei
Abstract excerpt
The goal of our study is to test the association of IL6R rs7529229 polymorphism with CHD through a case-control study in Han Chinese population and a meta-analysis. Our result showed there is a lack of association between IL6R rs7529229 polymorphism and CHD on both genotype and allele levels in Han Chinese (P > 0.05). However, a meta-analysis among 11678 cases and 12861 controls showed that rs7529229-C allele was...
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