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SUBMITTER: Li J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3493041 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jing J Song Jie J Jiang Min-Hui MH Zheng Jin-Guo JG Gao Shu-Ping SP Zhu Jian-Hua JH Pan Min M
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research 20120827 11
There is an accumulating body of evidence indicating a strong association between inflammation and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine, functions as a mediator of inflammatory response, and has both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the -634C/G polymorphism of the IL-6 gene with AF in elderly Han Chinese patients with essential hypertension (EH). A total of ...[more]