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Interleukin 6 polymorphisms are associated with cardiovascular risk factors in premature coronary artery disease patients and healthy controls of the GEA Mexican study.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Apr 2024
Posadas-Sánchez Rosalinda, López-Uribe Ángel Rene, Fragoso José Manuel, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an acute-phase protein that plays an important role in the inflammatory response, vascular inflammation, and atherosclerosis process. The study aimed to establish whether IL-6 gene polymorphisms and IL-6 concentrations are associated with premature coronary artery disease (pCAD) and cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: The IL-6 concentrations and the rs2069827,...
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