Article
Interleukin-6 signaling effects on ischemic stroke and other cardiovascular outcomes: a Mendelian Randomization study
2019-09-27
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Studies in humans and experimental models highlight a role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cardiovascular disease. Indirect evidence suggests that inhibition of IL-6 signaling could lower risk of coronary artery disease. However, whether such an approach would be effective for ischemic stroke and other cardiovascular outcomes remains unknown. <h4>Methods</h4> In a genome-wide assoc...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8276090d-a4f6-57c1-9b8f-121284e08b03
- DOI
- 10.1101/19007682
