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The (-174) G/C polymorphism in the interleukin-6 gene is associated with risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Turkish patients.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jun 2009
Ozgen A G, Karadeniz M, Erdogan M, Berdeli A, Saygili F, Yilmaz C
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Interleukins and cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of many cancers.We aimed to evaluate the interleukin (IL)-6 gene polymorphisms in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and control subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this study, 42 patients with PTC and 340 healthy controls were included. Peripheral blood samples were taken from control group and patients, and blood...
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