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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to inflammatory coronary heart disease.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Ji Kangting, Wang Xiaoyan, Li Ji, Lu Qin, Wang Guoqiang, Xue Yangjing, Zhang Suqin, Qian Lu, Wu Wenwu, Zhu Yongjin, Wang Luping, Liao Lianming, Tang Jifei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine. This study explored the association of 173G/C polymorphism of the MIF gene with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS: Sequencing was carried out after polymerase chain reaction with DNA specimens from 186 volunteers without CHD and 70 patients with CHD. Plasma MIF levels on admission were measured by ELISA. Patients were...
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