Article
The CRP 1846T/T genotype is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Dec 2010
Minamiya Yoshihiro, Miura Masatomo, Hinai Yudai, Saito Hajime, Ito Manabu, Imai Kazuhiro, Ono Takashi, Motoyama Satoru, Ogawa Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the acute-phase proteins produced predominantly by hepatocytes in response to inflammation, and it has been widely reported that CRP genetic polymorphism is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and ischemic stroke. In addition, we previously showed that the CRP 1846T/T genotype is related to lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer. In the present study, we...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
