<it>IL6 and CRP </it>haplotypes are associated with COPD risk and systemic inflammation: a case-control study

• Egile Nagusiak: Passos Valéria (Egilea), Kotz Daniel (Egilea), Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J (Egilea), Spruit Martijn A (Egilea), Dentener Mieke A (Egilea), Yanbaeva Dilyara G (Egilea), Wouters Emiel FM (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elevated circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6 and fibrinogen (FG) have been repeatedly associated with many adverse outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, it rem...