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Obesity is associated with IL-6 gene polymorphisms rs1800795 and rs1800796 but not SOCS3 rs4969170.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2023
Koc Gulsah, Doran Tansu, Uygur Meliha Melin, Kirac Deniz
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BACKGROUND: An imbalance of inflammatory factors can stimulate obesity by inducing chronic inflammation in adipose tissue. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine with both inflammatory and anti-inflammatory functions. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) acts as an inhibitor for a number of cytokine signals. The IL-6 and SOCS3 genes are known to be involved in lipid and energy metabolism, although it is unclear...
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