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Interleukin-16 rs11556218 is associated with a risk of osteoporosis in Chinese postmenopausal women.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Mar 2017
Ma Xiaoqing, Chen Yuan, Zhang Qinghua, Tian He, Wang Jianming, Liu Sanyun, Wang Baoliang, Wang Qian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukins (ILs), a multifunctional cytokine, play a fundamental role in inflammatory diseases, as well as in the development of osteoporosis. However, there are no data about the role of IL-16 polymorphism in development of osteoporosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this study, we investigated the association between the IL-16 rs11556218 T/G and rs4072122 C/T polymorphisms respectively, and the risk of...
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