The −174G/C and −572G/C Interleukin 6 Promoter Gene Polymorphisms in Mexican Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study

Objective. There is a lack of information about the genotype frequencies of IL-6 −174G/C and −572G/C polymorphisms in Mexicans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the IL-6 −174G/C and −572G/C polymorphisms in Mexican mestizo with RA. Me...

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Main Authors: S. A. Zavaleta-Muñiz, B. T. Martín-Márquez, L. Gonzalez-Lopez, N. G. Gonzalez-Montoya, M. L. Díaz-Toscano, J. M. Ponce-Guarneros, A. J. Ruiz-Padilla, M. Vázquez-Del Mercado, M. Maldonado-González, M. Fafutis-Morris, S. E. Flores-Martínez, E. A. Martínez-García, J. I. Gamez-Nava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/959084