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Relationship of interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms with hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility and pathological development.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2011
Chien Ming-Hsien, Yeh Chao-Bin, Li Yi-Ching, Wei Lin-Hung, Chang Jer-Hwa, Peng Yu-Ting, Yang Shun-Fa, Kuo Wu-Hsien
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent malignant neoplasms worldwide, and the second leading cause of death from cancer in Taiwan. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is an angiogenic chemokine with important roles in the development and progression of many human malignancies including HCC. This study investigates the effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-8...
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