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Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 (EBI3) single nucleotide polymorphisms and their association with central obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: The GEA study.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2020
Posadas-Sánchez Rosalinda, Del Carmen González-Salazar María, Cardoso-Saldaña Guillermo, Andrés Criales-Vera Sergio, Reyes-Barrera Juan, Pérez-Hernández Nonanzit, Manuel Fragoso José, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammation metabolic abnormality, is related to high proinflammatory cytokines concentrations. Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 (EBI3) encodes for the EBI3 beta subunit that constitutes interleukin (IL) 27 and 35. Our objective was to assess the association of three EBI3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the presence of central obesity in a group of Mexican subjects. The...
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