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Polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 gene and C-reactive protein profiles in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Liaquat Afrose, Asifa Gul Zareen, Zeenat Asyia, Javed Qamar
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) and interleukin (IL)-6 gene polymorphism has a controversial role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease among different populations. The effect of the cytokine's gene polymorphism on idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM...
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