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A functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the IL1B gene is associated with risk of multiple myeloma.
British journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2012
Vangsted Annette J, Nielsen Kaspar R, Klausen Tobias W, Haukaas Einar, Tjønneland Anne, Vogel Ulla
Abstract excerpt
The cytokine interleukin-1β (IL1B) is important for anti-tumour immune response. Genetic variation may modify the expression of IL1B and thereby influence the risk of disease. We investigated genetic variations with functional importance in the IL1B and NFKB1 genes in 348 population-based samples of multiple myeloma (MM) and a random sample of 1700 individuals. Carriers of the variant T-allele IL1B C-3737T and...
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