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IL-6 levels and genotype are associated with risk of young adult Hodgkin lymphoma.
Blood - 15 Apr 2004
Cozen Wendy, Gill Parkash S, Ingles Sue Ann, Masood Rizwan, Martínez-Maza Otoniel, Cockburn Myles G, Gauderman W James, Pike Malcolm C, Bernstein Leslie, Nathwani Bharat N, Salam Muhammad T, Danley Kathleen Lackerdas, Wang Wei, Gage Julia, Gundell-Miller Susan, Mack Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
Identical twins of young adult Hodgkin lymphoma case subjects are much more likely to develop the disease compared with fraternal twins of case subjects, suggesting a genetic determinant. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels are increased in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma and are correlated with a poor pr...
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