Abstract:Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. In the pathogenesis of CHD, inflammatory cytokines take an essential part. This study was designed to detect the potential association between IL-9, IL-2RA and IL-2RB variants and CHD in Chinese Han population.
Methods: This case-control study conducted 499 CHD patients and 496 healthy controls. Seven selected SNPs were genotyped to investigate the possible association between the polymorphisms and the CHD … Show more
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