Article
Circulating IL-1beta levels, polymorphisms of IL-1B, and risk of cervical cancer in Chinese women.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2010
Qian Nianfeng, Chen Xiaojun, Han Suping, Qiang Fulin, Jin Guangfu, Zhou Xiaoyi, Dong Jing, Wang Xinru, Shen Hongbing, Hu Zhibin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Long-term human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a prerequisite for cervical cancer. IL-1beta and IL-1Ra expression levels play an important role in cervical carcinogenesis. Several functional genetic variants in IL1B and IL-RN have been reported to be associated with IL-1beta expression and cancer susceptibility. In the current study, we hypothesized that plasma IL-1beta levels, IL-1B and IL-RN...
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