Association of <it>interleukin-18</it> gene polymorphism with body mass index in women

• Main Authors: Kim Hye-Lin (Author), Cho Sung (Author), Kim Seon-Young (Author), Kim Sung-Hoon (Author), Chung Won-Seok (Author), Chung Seok-Hee (Author), Kim Sung-Soo (Author), Ko Seong-Gyu (Author), Jeong Chang-Hyun (Author), Kim Su-Jin (Author), Hong Seung-Heon (Author), Um Jae-Young (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interleukin (IL)-18 is an important regulator of innate and acquired immune responses and has multiple roles in chronic inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Obesity is characterized by low- grade chronic inflammation. IL-18 has bee...