Article
Polymorphisms in the IL-6 and TNF-α gene are associated with an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
International journal of cardiology - 15 Apr 2021
Jabłońska Agnieszka, Zagrapan Branislav, Neumayer Christoph, Eilenberg Wolf, Scheuba Andreas, Brostjan Christine, Demyanets Svitlana, Klinger Markus, Nanobachvili Josif, Huk Ihor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex disease of the aging population that is associated with inflammation and the cellular immune response. To investigate the influence of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the ris...
Topics
- Aged
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
