Article
IL-1RN +2018T>C polymorphism is correlated with colorectal cancer.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2013
Burada Florin, Dumitrescu Theodor, Nicoli Raluca, Ciurea Marius Eugen, Angelescu Cristina, Mixich Francisc, Ioana Mihai
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological and experimental evidence indicates chronic inflammation as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. We investigated whether IL-1B -511C>T (rs16944), IL-1B +3954C>T (rs1143634) and IL1-RN +2018T>C (rs419598) cytokine polymorphisms are correlated with colorectal cancer. Blood samples were obtained from 377 Romanian subjects: 144 patients with sporadic colorectal cancer and 233 healthy controls....
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