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The IL-6 Gene Promoter SNP and Plasma IL-6 in Response to Diet Intervention.
Nutrients - 27 May 2017
Rana Brinda K, Flatt Shirley W, Health Dennis D, Pakiz Bilge, Quintana Elizabeth L, Natarajan Loki, Rock Cheryl L
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We recently reported that interleukin-6 (IL-6), an inflammatory marker associated with breast pathology and the development of breast cancer, decreases with diet intervention and weight loss in both insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant obese women. Here, we tested whether an individual's genotype at an IL6 SNP, rs1800795, which has previously been associated with circulating IL-6 levels, contributes to changes...
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