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A combination of functional polymorphisms in the CASP8, MMP1, IL10 and SEPS1 genes affects risk of non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Feb 2011
Hart Kent, Landvik Nina E, Lind Helge, Skaug Vidar, Haugen Aage, Zienolddiny Shanbeh
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to tobacco smoke as well as environmental and occupational factors is the major cause of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the major histological type. Genes in pathways affecting inflammation, cellular stress and apoptosis are important, and the extent of inflammation in the lung could be affected by polymorphisms modifying these responses. In the present study we have investigated...
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