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SUBMITTER: Herder C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4237993 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Herder Christian C Nuotio Marja-Liisa ML Shah Sonia S Blankenberg Stefan S Brunner Eric J EJ Carstensen Maren M Gieger Christian C Grallert Harald H Jula Antti A Kähönen Mika M Kettunen Johannes J Kivimäki Mika M Koenig Wolfgang W Kristiansson Kati K Langenberg Claudia C Lehtimäki Terho T Luotola Kari K Marzi Carola C Müller Christian C Peters Annette A Prokisch Holger H Raitakari Olli O Rathmann Wolfgang W Roden Michael M Salmi Marko M Schramm Katharina K Swerdlow Daniel D Tabak Adam G AG Thorand Barbara B Wareham Nick N Wild Philipp S PS Zeller Tanja T Hingorani Aroon D AD Witte Daniel R DR Kumari Meena M Perola Markus M Salomaa Veikko V
Diabetes 20140626 12
The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β is implicated in the development of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction, whereas higher circulating levels of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), an endogenous inhibitor of IL-1β, has been suggested to improve glycemia and β-cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes. To elucidate the protective role of IL-1RA, this study aimed to identify genetic determinants of circulating IL-1RA concentration and to investigate their associations with ...[more]