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Polymorphisms in inflammatory genes, plasma antioxidants, and prostate cancer risk.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Sept 2010
Zhang Jianjun, Dhakal Ishwori B, Lang Nicholas P, Kadlubar Fred F
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BACKGROUND: Presence of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus and chronic inflammation in prostate tumor suggests that inflammation plays a role in prostate cancer etiology. This study investigated whether variants in inflammatory genes act alone or interact with plasma antioxidants to influence prostate cancer risk in a population-based case-control study in Central Arkansas. METHODS: Cases (n = 193)...
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