Open AccessSmoking, Hypertension, and GG Genotype of the IL-6 rs1800796 Polymorphism are Independent Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Han Population
Author(s) -
Yuchao Zhang,
Gang Xu,
Ping Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.845
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 1178-7066
DOI - 10.2147/pgpm.s328894
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , gastroenterology , dyslipidemia , genotype , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , polymorphism (computer science) , disease , surgery , aneurysm , endocrinology , gene , genetics , biology
Recent researches have investigated the link between the rs1800796 polymorphism (-572G/C) in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). However, no Chinese studies have addressed the association between the risk of AAA and this polymorphism.