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Association of the interleukin-2 polymorphisms with interleukin-2 serum levels and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Jul 2010
Wei Ye-Sheng, Lan Yan, Zhang Liang, Wang Jian-Chu
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common cancers in southern China. In addition to environmental factors such as Epstein-Barr virus infection and chemical carcinogen exposure, genetic susceptibility has been reported to play a key role in the development of this disease. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an immunoregulatory cytokine produced by T cells and plays an important role in antitumor immunity....
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