Article
Variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene impact on survival of patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Feb 2009
Graziano F, Ruzzo A, Canestrari E, Loupakis F, Santini D, Rulli E, Humar B, Galluccio N, Bisonni R, Floriani I, Maltese P, Falcone A, Tonini G, Catalano V, Fontana A, Giustini L, Masi G, Vincenzi B, Alessandroni P, Magnani M
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) cytokine is thought to counteract tumor angiogenesis/metastasis. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL-1RA gene (rs4251961 T/C and rs579543 C/T) influence IL-1RA circulating levels with highest production in carriers of the homozygous rs4251961 T/T and rs579543 T/T genotypes. A total of 180 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer were categorized as high...
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