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IL-4 and TNF-α polymorphisms are associated with risk of multiple superficial tumors or carcinoma in situ development.
Urologia internationalis - 1 Jan 2011
Lima Luís, Silva Joana, Amaro Teresina, Morais António, Lopes Carlos, Medeiros Rui, Videira Paula A, Santos Lúcio
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INTRODUCTION: This study evaluates the influence of clinicopathological characteristics, bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapeutic schedule [maintenance (mBCG) or induction (iBCG)], and TNF-α and IL-4 polymorphisms on the outcome of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients treated with BCG. MATERIAL AND METHODS: DNA was extracted from 125 bladder cancer patients treated with BCG; TNF-308G/A and IL4-590C/T...
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