Interleukin-6 Promoter Polymorphism Modulates the Effects of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Early Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis

Abstract

These data suggest that the IL-6-174 promotor polymorphism may modulate the effects of alcohol on carotid atherosclerosis. These data support the hypothesis that inflammation forms part of the intermediate causal pathway between alcohol intake and atherosclerosis.