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IL-2 gene C/T polymorphism is associated with prostate cancer.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2006
Wu Hsi-Chin, Chang Chao-Hsiang, Wan Lei, Wu Chao-I, Tsai Fuu-Jen, Chen Wen-Chi
Abstract excerpt
Cytokines are reported to be associated with the formation of prostate cancer. Our aim was to investigate whether C/T polymorphisms of the interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene and IL-2 receptor beta (IL-2RB) gene are associated with prostate cancer. We compared the frequency of the polymorphisms of the IL-2 gene and the IL-2RB gene between 96 patients with prostate cancer and 105 healthy male volunteers from the same area...
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