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Polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-18 and the risk of ovarian cancer.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2004
Bushley Abigail W, Ferrell Robert, McDuffie Katharine, Terada Keith Y, Carney Michael E, Thompson Pamela J, Wilkens Lynne R, Tung Ko-Hui, Ness Roberta B, Goodman Marc T
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies of ovarian cancer have suggested a role for inflammation in carcinogenesis. Data from a population-based case-control study in Hawaii were examined to assess the relation between polymorphisms in cytokines involved with the inflammatory response, specifically members of the interleukin (IL) family and the incidence of ovarian cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The analysis of 182 epithelial...
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