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Association of interleukin-1Ra gene polymorphism in patients with bladder cancer: case control study from North India.
Urology - 1 May 2006
Bid Hemant Kumar, Manchanda Parmeet Kaur, Mittal Rama Devi
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether polymorphism of interleukin (IL)-1beta gene (exon 5 and promoter region) and IL-1 receptor antagonist (Ra), 86-bp variable number tandem repeat, are associated with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, because cytokines have been hypothesized to be important in cancer development. METHODS: The study included 120 patients with bladder cancer (age range 32 to 69 years)...
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