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Allele-specific induction of IL1B -31T/C promoter polymorphism by lung carcinogens.
Mutation research - 30 Oct 2008
Hart Kent, Haugen Aage, Zienolddiny Shanbeh
Abstract excerpt
Environmental and occupational toxicants may induce pulmonary inflammation. Chronic inflammation has been linked to several human diseases and also to initiation and promotion of cancer. Generation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), secretion of cytokines, chemokines and pro-angiogenic factors are believed to play a role. Interleukin IL-1beta, encoded by the IL1B gene, is a key cytokine produced and...
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