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Interleukin 1B rs16944 G>A polymorphism was associated with a decreased risk of esophageal cancer in a Chinese population.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Oct 2013
Zheng Liang, Yin Jun, Wang Liming, Wang Xu, Shi Yijun, Shao Aizhong, Tang Weifeng, Ding Guowen, Liu Chao, Chen Suocheng, Gu Haiyong
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OBJECTIVE: Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-associated deaths worldwide and represents a particularly aggressive type of cancer. Genetic polymorphisms may partly explain individual differences in esophageal cancer susceptibility. DESIGNS AND METHODS: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study to evaluate the genetic effects of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the...
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