The G to A polymorphism at -597 of the interleukin-6 gene is extremely rare in southern Han Chinese

Autor: Hong Luan, Xin-Tao Deng, Jin-Guo Zheng, Min Pan, Jian-Hua Zhu, Li-Jun Ge, Hai-Yan Pan, Chu Chen, Min-Hui Jiang, Shu-Ping Gao
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Cytokine. 55:1-3
ISSN: 1043-4666
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.03.006
Popis: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine involved in different physiologic and pathophysiologic processes including essential hypertension (EH). Associations of the IL-6 promoter region polymorphisms with circulating level of IL-6 have been reported in various studies. We detected the IL-6-597G/A polymorphism in 246 EH patients and 194 healthy controls from Jiangsu area (south of China). Individuals all carried the GG wild genotype, no GA or AA genotypes were found. Our results suggest that IL-6-597G/A polymorphism is extremely rare and unlikely to be contributing significantly to disease susceptibility in southern Han Chinese.
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