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Effect of polymorphisms in interleukin-18 gene on the susceptibility to coronary artery disease in a Chinese population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 24 Oct 2016
Ma J B, Chen L, Gao B, Xu J
Abstract excerpt
Coronary artery disease (CAD) has a high mortality rate in several countries. Interleukin (IL)-18 has been previously correlated with atherosclerotic plaque rupture. In this case-control study, the relationship between -607A/C and -372C/G promoter polymorphisms in IL-18 and risk of CAD development was investigated. A total of 326 CAD patients were consecutively recruited from the First Hospital of Yulin between...
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