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Interleukin-4-receptor alpha gene polymorphism and the risk of renal cell carcinoma in a South Indian population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2000
Mohan Shruthi, Mohanasenthil, Paul Solomon F D, Shroff Sunil, Venkatesan Vettriselvi
Abstract excerpt
The renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a rare condition, accounting for only 3% of all adult malignancies although constituting 90% of kidney cancers. The tumor is immunogenic and the host immune system may modulate the clinical course of the disease. It has been reported that genetic polymorphisms in the interleukin-4-receptor alpha gene are associated with risk and prognosis in RCCs. The present study is aimed at...
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