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Does Inflammation Have a Role in the Pathogenesis of Cardiac Syndrome X? A Genetic-Based Clinical Study With Assessment of Multiple Cytokine Levels.
Angiology - 1 Apr 2016
Demir Bülent, Önal Burak, Özyazgan Sibel, Kandaz Cemre, Uzun Hafize, Açıksarı Gönül, Uygun Turgut, Opan Selçuk, Karakaya Osman, Akkan Ahmet Gökhan
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We compared Turkish patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) and controls with respect to serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, as well as the single-nucleotide polymorphisms located in the promoter regions of their related genes. This study included 111 consecutive patients angiographically diagnosed with CSX and 111 healthy controls with similar demographic characteristics. Serum interleukin (IL) 6,...
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