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Expression and polimorphism of IFN-gamma gene in patients with cervical cancer.
Experimental oncology - 1 Sept 2008
Kordi Tamandani M K, Sobti R C, Shekari M, Mukesh M, Suri V
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer, the second most common malignancy in women worldwide, is almost invariably associated with infection by human papillomavirus (HPV). However, although many women are infected with high-risk types of HPV, only a subset of infected women will ever develop cervical cancer. Several studies suggested that immunological components play a key role in the development of cervical cancer....
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