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Interleukin 22 polymorphisms and papillary thyroid cancer.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Sept 2013
Eun Y G, Shin I H, Lee Y C, Shin S Y, Kim S K, Chung J H, Kwon K H
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BACKGROUND: IL22RA1 (Interleukin 22 receptor-alpha 1), a member of the class II cytokine receptor family, mediates diverse biologic activities and appears to be important in pathogen defense, wound healing, and tissue reorganization. Polymorphisms in genes encoding inflammatory cytokines are associated with increased cancer risk. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the single...
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