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Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphism is associated with decreased breast cancer risk.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Mar 2005
Langsenlehner Uwe, Krippl Peter, Renner Wilfried, Yazdani-Biuki Babak, Eder Tanja, Köppel Herwig, Wascher Thomas C, Paulweber Bernhard, Samonigg Hellmut
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immunosuppressive cytokine which may facilitate development of cancer by supporting tumor escape from the immune response. A [TCATA] haplotype formed by polymorphisms at positions -3575, -2763, -1082, -819 and -592 in the promoter of the IL-10 gene is a strong determinant for IL-10 expression. The presence of this haplotype can be determined by analysis of the -592C > A polymorphism....
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