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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2013; 19(16): 2449-2455
Published online Apr 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2449
Table 2 Studies examining the role of interleukin-6 polymorphism (-174 G/C) in alcoholic and autoimmune liver diseases
Ref.CountryEthnicityCasesControlsGenotyping methodAssociation
Carulli et al[33]ItalyCaucasian79114PCR-RFLPPositive significant (NAFLD)
Fernández-Real et al[34]SpainCaucasian32-PCR-RFLPPositive significant (diabetes and lipid abnormalities) (G allele)
Marcos et al[48]SpainCaucasian258101TaqMan genotypingNS (alcoholic liver disease)
Fan et al[53]ChinaAsian77-PCR-RFLPPositive significant (PBC)