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SUBMITTER: Ibrahim OM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5771281 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ibrahim Ola M OM Gabre Azza A AA Sallam Sara F SF El-Alameey Inas R IR Sabry Rania N RN Galal Essam M EM Tawfik Sawsan M SM Zarouk Waheba A WA Mosaad Rehab M RM Ramadan Abeer A
Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences 20171017 7
<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is a multi-factorial chronic disorder. A considerable number of studies have been performed to figure out whether there is an association between obesity and polymorphisms of gene <i>IL-6 (174G/C)</i>, but the results are equivocal.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aimed to find out whether the <i>IL-6 (174G/C)</i> gene was associated with the risk of developing obesity in Egyptian children.<h4>Subjects and methods</h4>The study included 149 children and adolescents with age rang ...[more]