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IL-21 gene polymorphism is associated with the prognosis of breast cancer in Chinese populations.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Feb 2013
You Yonghe, Deng Jieqiong, Zheng Jian, Hu Min, Li Na, Wu Hongchun, Li Wei, Lu Jiachun, Zhou Yifeng
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-21, which is secreted by activated CD4(+) T cells and NKT cells, has been found to be able to influence the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses and have potent antitumor activity in animal models. This study was to investigate the impact of genetic polymorphisms in IL-21 on survival of breast cancer. Four TagSNPs of IL-21 (rs12508721C>T, rs907715G>A, rs13143866G>A, rs2221903A>G) were...
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