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Association of the IL6 rs1800796, but not of the IL6 rs1800795, IL6R rs4845617 and rs2228145 polymorphisms with hip fracture in elderly Mexican women.
Aging clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2018
Ponce de León-Suárez Valeria, Valdés-Flores Margarita, Miranda-Duarte Antonio, Ramírez-Pérez Esperanza, Pérez-Ríos Alin, Barredo-Prieto Blanca, Hidalgo-Bravo Alberto, Casas-Avila Leonora
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Polymorphisms in Interleukin-6 (IL6) and its receptor (IL6R) have been associated with bone mineral density. In this work, the G-174C and G-572C polymorphisms in IL6, G-208A, and Asp358Ala in IL6R were analyzed in Mexican women with hip fracture. METHODS: Postmenopausal Mexican women (60 years or over) with hip fragility fracture (77.97 ± 8 years) and without hip fracture (70.5 ± 7.02 years)...
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