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Interleukin-6 plasma levels are modulated by a polymorphism in the NF-κB1 gene and are associated with outcome following rituximab-combined chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Mar 2012
Giachelia Manuela, Voso Maria Teresa, Tisi Maria Chiara, Martini Maurizio, Bozzoli Valentina, Massini Giuseppina, D'Aló Francesco, Larocca Luigi Maria, Leone Giuseppe, Hohaus Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Peripheral blood cytokines are known prognostic parameters in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with chemotherapy, but their role after the introduction of rituximab is unknown. Seven polymorphisms in the promoter regions of IL-6, IL-10 and NF-κB1 genes were assessed in 167 patients with DLBCL and 99 controls and correlated with interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 plasma levels. Outcome was analyzed in 137...
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