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Circulating levels of IL-18 are significantly influenced by the IL-18 +183 A/G polymorphism in coronary artery disease patients with diabetes type 2 and the metabolic syndrome: an Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Increased IL-18 serum levels have been associated with diabetes type 2, metabolic syndrome and the severity of atherosclerosis. The present study investigated the presence and influence of IL-18 genetic variants on gene- and protein expression in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) pati...

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Autores principales: Opstad, Trine B, Pettersen, Alf Å, Arnesen, Harald, Seljeflot, Ingebjørg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22141572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-10-110