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Association of interleukin 6 -174 G/C polymorphism with coronary artery disease and circulating IL-6 levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Dec 2021
Rai Himanshu, Colleran Roisin, Cassese Salvatore, Joner Michael, Kastrati Adnan, Byrne Robert A
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INTRODUCTION: Circulating IL-6 levels and at least one polymorphic form of IL6 gene (IL6 -174 G/C, rs1800795) have been shown to be independently associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) by several investigators. Despite more than 12 published meta-analyses on this subject, association of -174 G/C with CAD, especially amongst distinct ancestral population groups remain unclear. We, therefore, conducted a...
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