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Association between polymorphisms in interleukin-18 promoter and risk of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis.
Bioscience reports - 29 Nov 2019
Lian Zheng, Li Su-Fang, Cui Yu-Xia, Wu Man-Yan, Su Li-Na, Hu Dan, Xiong Wei-Jue, Chen Hong
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have explored associations between interleukin-18 (IL-18) promoter polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the results were controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to clarify the association between the two polymorphisms and CAD risk. METHODS: We searched English and Chinese databases and calculated the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) to estimate...
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