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IL-8 -251A/T polymorphism contributes to coronary artery disease susceptibility in a Chinese population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 16 Feb 2017
Zhang R J, Li X D, Zhang S W, Li X H, Wu L
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a mediator of inflammation and plays an important role in regulating immune responses. To date, several studies have tested the association between IL-8 gene polymorphisms and development of coronary artery disease (CAD), but their results have proved to be inconsistent. We conducted an investigation to assess the relationship between the IL-8 -251A/T (rs4073) sequence variant and CAD in a...
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