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Joint effect between regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, variants in inflammatory genes and risk of lymphoma.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Mar 2008
Hoeft Birgit, Becker Nikolaus, Deeg Evelin, Beckmann Lars, Nieters Alexandra
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OBJECTIVE: Limited evidence suggests the importance of inflammatory processes for the etiology of lymphomas. To further research in this area, we investigated the role of genetic variants in key inflammatory factors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug [NSAID] use, and their joint effect in lymphomagenesis. METHODS: The study comprised 710 case-control pairs, matched for gender, age, and study region. We...
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