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Association of -174 G>C interleukin-6 gene polymorphism with interleukin-6 and c-reactive protein levels and obesity: A case-control study among people/residents of Western Indonesia.
The Medical journal of Malaysia - 1 Oct 2019
Pramudji H, Demes C M, Dewi K, Tasmini T, Ahmad H S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) are mediators of inflammatory responses and increase in people who are obese . The increase of IL-6 and CRP levels is modified by polymorphism of -174 G>C IL-6 gene. AIM: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between -174 G>C IL-6 polymorphism gene on the level of IL-6 and CRP in the population of western Indonesia obese who are...
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