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Impact of interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms and environmental factors on oral cancer susceptibility in Taiwan.
Oral diseases - 1 Apr 2012
Liu C-M, Yeh C-J, Yu C-C, Chou M-Y, Lin C-H, Wei L-H, Lin C-W, Yang S-F, Chien M-H
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OBJECTIVES: Interleukin-8 (IL-8), which is an angiogenic chemokine with a high expression level in tumor tissues, plays important roles in developing many human malignancies including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study was designed to examine the association of IL-8 gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility and clinicopathological characteristics of OSCC. METHODS: A total of 270 patients with OSCC...
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