Article
The IL-6 rs12700386 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis in the knee in the Chinese Han population: a case-control study.
BMC medical genetics - 9 Oct 2020
Yang Hui, Zhou Xindie, Xu Dongmei, Chen Gang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This case-control study aims to examine the association between the Interleukin-6 (IL-6) rs12700386 polymorphism and the increased risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: We extracted DNA from 763 subjects (352 OA patients and 411 healthy controls). The relative expression levels of IL-6 in blood samples of patients with knee OA was determined by...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.