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The interleukin-8 (-251A/T) polymorphism is associated with increased risk for oral squamous cell carcinoma.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 May 2007
Vairaktaris E, Yapijakis C, Serefoglou Z, Derka S, Vassiliou S, Nkenke E, Vylliotis A, Wiltfang J, Avgoustidis D, Critselis E, Neukam F W, Patsouris E
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AIMS: In light of recently found contribution of angiogenic and inflammation-related factors to malignancies, this study investigated the possible association of interleukin-8 gene (IL-8) to increased risk of oral cancer. METHODS: The IL-8 (-251 A/T) polymorphism, which influences IL-8 gene expression, was evaluated by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in DNA samples of 158 German and Greek...
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