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Association between Interleukin-6 (G174C and G572C) promoter gene polymorphisms and risk of ischaemic stroke: A meta-analysis
23 Mar 2015
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BACKGROUND: Interleukin-6 (IL-6), as one of the most typical pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines, is believed to be associated with the genesis and maintenance of inflammatory response. Genetic association studies (GAS) that have investigated the association between Interleukin 6 (G174C and G572C) promoter gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to ischemic stroke (IS) which have produced contradictory...
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