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A common functional variant on the pro-inflammatory Interleukin-6 gene may modify the association between long-term PM(10) exposure and diabetes
BACKGROUND: Air pollutants have been linked to type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypothesized to act through inflammatory pathways and may induce interleukin-6 gene (IL6) in the airway epithelium. The cytokine interleukin-6 may impact on glucose homeostasis. Recent meta-analyses showed the common polymorphisms...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765217/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-016-0120-5 |