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Interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms influence susceptibility to cachexia in patients with low-third gastric cancer in a Chinese population.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Apr 2010
Sun Fengbo, Sun Yunbo, Yu Zhaohua, Zhang Dianliang, Zhang Jian, Song Bo, Zheng Hongmei
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Interleukin (IL)-10 is a pleiotropic cytokine that can both stimulate and suppress the immune response. Previous studies have reported that IL-10 production was significantly elevated in cachectic patients, and it has been confirmed that polymorphisms of the IL10 gene co...
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