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Role of tumor necrosis factor-α -308 G/A promoter polymorphism in gastric cancer.
Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association - 1 Jan 2000
Bhayal Amar C, Krishnaveni Devulapalli, RangaRao Kondadasula P, Bogadi Varun, Suman Chowdavaram, Jyothy Akka, Nallari Pratibha, Venkateshwari Ananthapur
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death world-wide after lung cancer. It is a multifactorial disease with the involvement of both genetic and environmental risk factors. Genetic variation in genes encoding cytokines and their receptors, determine the intensity of the inflammatory response, which may contribute to individual differences...
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