Association between 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms and dilated cardiomyopathy in Macedonian patients

Spiroska, Vera; Kedev, Sashko; Antov, Slobodan; Trajkov, Dejan; Petlichkovski, Aleksandar; Hristomanova, Slavica; Djulejic, Eli; Paneva, Meri; Senev, Aleksandar; Spiroski, Mirko

Association between 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms and dilated cardiomyopathy in Macedonian patients

Journal

Kardiologia polska

Date Issued

2009-11

Author(s)

Spiroska, Vera

Antov, Slobodan

Hristomanova, Slavica

Djulejic, Eli

Senev, Aleksandar

Abstract

Inflammation is an important component in the pathogenesis of many cardiovascular diseases and one of the commonest mechanisms in cardiomyopathy. There have been several studies on the cytokine polymorphism and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), but the results obtained were contradictory.