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An interaction between the interleukin-6 -174G>C gene variant and urinary protein excretion influences plasma oxidative stress in subjects with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND: Microalbuminuria and subsequent progression to proteinuria and nephropathy is associated with increased oxidative stress, increased inflammatory cytokines and increased cardiovascular (CVD) risk. The common functional IL-6 -174G>C gene variant is also associated with elevated levels o...

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Autores principales: Stephens, Jeffrey W, Hurel, Steven J, Acharya, Jayshree, Humphries, Steve E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC375540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14992698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-3-2