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[Serum level and genotype of interleukin-6 in patients with esophageal cancer].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 24 Apr 2007
Tang Ren-guang, Wei Ye-sheng, Chen Hong-ming, Fang Wen-zhu, Long Xian-ke, Yuan Xi-hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the polymorphism of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene promoter-572C/G and -634C/G in patients with esophageal cancer, and to study the relation between the serum level and genotype of interleukin-6 and esophageal cancer. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 118 patients with esophageal cancer and 130 healthy persons as controls. The polymorphism of IL-6 was detected by...
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