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Polymorphisms in the interleukin-4 receptor gene are associated with better survival in patients with glioblastoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2008
Scheurer Michael E, Amirian E, Cao Yumei, Gilbert Mark R, Aldape Kenneth D, Kornguth David G, El-Zein Randa, Bondy Melissa L
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PURPOSE: Previous literature provides some evidence that atopic diseases, IgE levels, and inflammatory gene polymorphisms may be associated with risk of glioblastoma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of certain inflammatory gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) on patient survival. Malignant gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumor in adults, however, few prognostic...
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