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Association between EGF, TGF-{beta}1, TNF-{alpha} gene polymorphisms and cancer of the pancreatic head.
Anticancer research - 1 Dec 2010
Wu Guo-Yang, Lu Qingjun, Hasenberg Till, Niedergethmann Marco, Post Stefan, Sturm Jörg W, Keese Michael
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BACKGROUND: To date, EGF 61*A/G, TGF-β1 -509*T/C and TNF-α -308*A/G gene polymorphisms have been not been analysed in pancreatic carcinoma. This study investigated the frequency of these gene polymorphisms among patients with cancer of the pancreatic head. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 73 pancreatic head cancer patients and 117 cancer-free healthy people were recruited at the Surgical Department of the...
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