Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism -174G/C influences plasma lipid levels in women

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1868-1873

  Henningsson, Susanne ^a   Håkansson, Anna ^a   Westberg, Lars ^a   Baghaei, Fariba ^a   Rosmond, Roland ^a   Holm, Göran ^a   Ekman, Agneta ^a   Nissbrandt, Hans ^a   Eriksson, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Cholesterol; Cytokines; Interleukin 6; Lipids

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33846270700     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.216     Document Type: Article

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