Association between the interleukin-1β gene -511C/T polymorphism and ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis
“Association between the interleukin-1β gene -511C/T polymorphism and ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between the interleukin-1β gene (IL1B) -511C/T polymorphism and ischemic stroke (IS) risk. However, the results are inconsistent. We performed this meta-analysis of all available case-control studies that evaluated the relationship between the IL1B -511C/T polymorphism and IS. Studies were retrieved from the PubMed and Embase databases. Statistical analyses were conducted using the STATA 11.0 software. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were applied to determine the strength of association.