No association between interleukin-18 levels and risk of cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study

No association between interleukin-18 levels and risk of cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Objective In this study, Mendelian randomization method was used to determine whether there was a causal association between inflammatory cytokine IL-18 and cardiovascular disease risk. Methods We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the association between IL-18-137G/C and -607C/A polymor...

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Main Authors: Siyu Fan, Pan He, Jieqiong Guan, Wenjing Song, Hong Zhi, Lina Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Hereditas
Subjects:
IL-18 gene polymorphism
CVDs risk
Mendelian randomization
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41065-020-00121-5

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