Lack of association between polymorphisms of the <it>IL18R1 </it>and <it>IL18RAP </it>genes and cardiovascular risk: the MORGAM Project

• Autors principals: Nicaud Viviane (Autor), Cambien François (Autor), Kuulasmaa Kari (Autor), Salomaa Veikko (Autor), DeSuremain Maylis (Autor), Alanne Mervi (Autor), Proust Carole (Autor), Grisoni Marie-Lise (Autor), Wiklund Per-Gunnar (Autor), Virtamo Jarmo (Autor), Kee Frank (Autor), Tiret Laurence (Autor), Evans Alun (Autor), Tregouet David-Alexandre (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interleukin-18 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine suspected to be associated with atherosclerosis and its complications. We had previously shown that one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the <it>IL18 </it>gene was asso...