Association of the IL-6 -174G > C (rs1800795) Polymorphism with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Evidence from a Case-Control Study and Meta-Analysis

Abstract Recent epidemiological studies have identified that the -174G > C (rs1800795) polymorphism in the promoter region of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene is associated with the risk of developing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but they presented inconsistent and controversial results. T...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Main Authors:	Mohammad Reza Sobhan, Masoud Mahdinezhad-Yazdi, Seyed Alireza Dastgheib, Hossein Ahrar, Kazem Aghili, Hossein Neamatzadeh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Subjects:	idiopathic scoliosis interleukin-6 polymorphism association meta-analysis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162020000100017&tlng=pt