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Association of TNF-alpha polymorphism with susceptibility to and severity of non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2006
Shih Chuen-Ming, Lee Yao-Ling, Chiou Hui-Ling, Chen Wei, Chang Gee-Chen, Chou Ming-Chih, Lin Long-Yau
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene are involved in the regulation of expression levels and have been associated with various inflammatory and malignant conditions. We have investigated two polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene (-308 G/A and -238 G/A) for their role in the susceptibility to and severity of non-small cell...
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