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Association between polymorphisms in interleukin-4Rα and interleukin-13 and glioma risk: a meta-analysis.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Jun 2013
Sun Guan, Wang Xiefeng, Shi Lei, Yue Xiao, Fu Linshan, Chen Chen, Li Zhengyi, Pan Tianhong, Wan Zhengqiang
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INTRODUCTION: It has been suggested that allergies are inversely associated with glioma risk. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in two allergy-related genes [interleukin (IL)-4Rα, IL-13] have been implicated in susceptibility to glioma; however, results from the published studies remained inconclusive. METHODS: To derive a more precise relationship, we conducted a meta-analysis including seven case-control studies...
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