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Role of ethnic variations in TNF-α and TNF-β polymorphisms and risk of breast cancer in India.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2011
Pooja Singh, Francis Amirtharaj, Bid Hemant Kumar, Kumar Sandeep, Rajender Singh, Ramalingam K, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Konwar Rituraj
Abstract excerpt
TNF-α and -β, the multi-functional pro-inflammatory cytokines, are known to play important roles in both tumor progression and destruction based on their concentrations. Growth factors and various stimuli such as cytokines regulate proliferation of the breast epithelial cells. Therefore, the polymorphisms in the genes encoding these signaling molecules could affect the risk of breast cancer. We have investigated...
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