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IL6R haplotype rs4845625*T/rs4537545*C is a risk factor for simultaneously high CRP, LDL and ApoB levels.
Genes and immunity - 1 Sept 2017
Arguinano A A, Naderi E, Ndiaye N C, Stathopoulou M, Dadé S, Alizadeh B, Visvikis-Siest S
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R), mediating IL-6's biological functions, plays an important role in different diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardio-vascular diseases. In this study, we investigated the effects of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), within the IL-6R loci, previously associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) and coronary heart diseases risk, and with controversial effects on lipids...
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