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Role of Helicobacter pylori and interleukin 6 -174 gene polymorphism in dyslipidemia: a case-control study.
BMJ open - 18 Jan 2016
Pohjanen Vesa-Matti, Koivurova Olli-Pekka, Niemelä Seppo E, Karttunen Riitta A, Karttunen Tuomo J
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of Helicobacter pylori infection and interleukin 6 polymorphism -174 (rs1800795) in dyslipidemia. DESIGN: Case-control study comparing serum lipids between H. pylori positive and negative patients and controlling for IL-6 -174 polymorphism, age, sex and smoking. SETTING: 3 hospitals performing outpatient endoscopies in the city of Oulu, Finland. PARTICIPANTS: 199 adult patients with...
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