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Cytokine gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to cachexia.
Current opinion in supportive and palliative care - 1 Dec 2010
Tan Benjamin H L, Fearon Kenneth C H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cachexia is a progressive deterioration of body habitus associated with chronic diseases. The finding that only a proportion of patients with chronic disease develop cachexia has prompted studies looking for genetic polymorphisms that may underlie differential susceptibility. T...
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