Genetic polymorphisms of innate immunity-related inflammatory pathways and their association with factors related to type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Spector Timothy D (Author), Malik Suneil (Author), Villegas Andre (Author), Brenner Darren (Author), Dastani Zari (Author), Garcia-Bailo Bibiana (Author), Arora Paul (Author), Richards Brent (Author), El-Sohemy Ahmed (Author), Karmali Mohamed (Author), Badawi Alaa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been linked to a state of pre-clinical chronic inflammation resulting from abnormalities in the innate immune pathway. Serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and acute-phase proteins, collectiv...