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The Association of IL-6, TNFα and CRP Gene Polymorphisms with Coronary Artery Disease in a Tunisian Population: A Case-Control study.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Jun 2021
Grira Nedra, Lahidheb Dhaker, Lamine Oussama, Ayoub Manel, Wassaifi Souhir, Aouni Zied, Fehri Wafa, Mazigh Chakib
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Coronary artery disease is an inflammatory disease. Systemic markers of inflammation such as Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha and C-reactive protein have previously been shown to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. The aim of the present study is to assess the role of variants in the IL-6 (- 174 G/C), TNFα (- 308 A/G) and CRP (+ 1059G/C) genes as susceptibility markers for CAD in...
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