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Interleukin 10 rs1800872 T>G polymorphism was associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer in a Chinese population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Sun Jia-Ming, Li Qiong, Gu Hai-Yong, Chen Yi-Jang, Wei Ji-Shu, Zhu Quan, Chen Liang
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AIM: Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and sixth leading cause of cancer associated death worldwide. The 5 year survival rate for esophageal cancer patients is very poor and accounts for only 12.3%. Besides environmental risk factors, genetic factors might play an important role in the esophageal cancer carcinogenesis. METHODS: We conducted a hospital based case-control study to evaluate the...
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