Association of an Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Gene IL4 Polymorphism with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Korean Populations

• Published in: Genomics & informatics Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 114 - 120
• Main Authors: Go, Min-Jin, Min, Hae-Sook, Lee, Jong-Young, Kim, Sung-Soo, Kim, Yeon-Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국유전체학회 30.09.2011
• Subjects: 자연과학일반
• ISSN: 1598-866X; 2234-0742
• DOI: 10.5808/GI.2011.9.3.114

Chronic inflammation has been implicated as one of the important etiological factors in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To investigate the role of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the development of T2DM, we conducted a case-control study to assess the association between IL4/I...