Abstract
We aimed to investigate the role of IL-6 polymorphism on the development of cardiovascular events and coronary artery disease in patients receiving hemodialysis. Blood samples were collected from 216 patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to genotype IL-6 -634C/G, -174G/C and -572C/G. By multivariate analysis, we found that the IL-6 -634GG genotype was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients receiving hemodialysis, with HR (95%CI) of 4.07 (1.20-15.70). Similarly, we found that the IL-6-174CC genotype was related to the onset and development of cardiovascular events in patients receiving hemodialysis, with HR (95%CI) of 3.33 (1.21-9.51). However, we did not find an association between IL-6 -572C/G polymorphism and risk of cardiovascular events in patients receiving hemodialysis. Our study suggests that IL-6 -634C/G and -174G/C polymorphisms are associated with risk of cardiovascular events in patients receiving hemodialysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2631-2637 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Genetics and molecular research : GMR |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 03 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Cardiovascular events
- Hemodialysis
- IL-6
- Polymorphism