Association of interleukin-6 circulating levels with coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis implementing mendelian randomization approach

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-252

  Niu, Wenquan ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Qi, Yue ^b   Wu, Zhijun ^a   Zhu, Dingliang ^a   Jin, Wei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Interleukin 6; Mendelian randomization; Meta analysis; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 6 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862777716     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.098     Document Type: Article

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