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Variation in IL10 and other genes involved in the immune response and in oxidation and prostate cancer recurrence.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Oct 2012
Dluzniewski Paul J, Wang Ming-Hsi, Zheng Siqun Lilly, De Marzo Angelo M, Drake Charles G, Fedor Helen L, Partin Alan W, Han Misop, Fallin M Daniele, Xu Jianfeng, Isaacs William B, Platz Elizabeth A
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the association of variation in genes involved in immune response, including IL10, production and detoxification of reactive oxygen species, and repair of oxidative DNA damage with risk of recurrence after surgery for localized prostate cancer. METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study of men who had a radical prostatectomy in 1993 to 2001. A total of 484 recurrence cases and 484...
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