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The Effects of Cytokine Polymorphisms on Predisposition to Microvascular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Shen Feng, Liu Dan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is plausible that gene polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-18 may affect predisposition to microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), but the results of the so far published studies remain controversial. OBJECTIVES: We conducted this meta-analysis to clarify relationships between TNF-α/IL-1/IL-4/IL-8/IL-18 polymorphisms and...
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