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Interleukin 6 SNP rs1800797 associates with the risk of adult-onset asthma.
Genes and immunity - 1 Apr 2016
Lajunen T K, Jaakkola J J K, Jaakkola M S
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 6 (IL6) is an inflammatory cytokine that has been suggested to have an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma. IL6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with levels of IL6, and with childhood and prevalent adult asthma. A recent study also suggested that IL6 SNPs associate especially with atopic asthma. However, association of IL6 SNPs with adult-onset asthma has not been...
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