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Genetic polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor promoter region and susceptibility to develop Hodgkin lymphoma in a Mexican population.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jun 2014
Torres-Espíndola Luz María, Velázquez-Cruz Rafael, Falfán-Valencia Ramcés, Chavez-Pacheco Juan Luis, Salcedo-Vargas Mauricio, de Jesús Nambo-Lucio María, Salinas-Lara Citaltepetl, Alemón-Medina Radames, Granados-Montiel Julio, Reyes-Servín Miguel Angel, Granados Julio, de Jesús Castillejos-López Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare neoplasm of the lymphatic system, in which inflammation and allelic variants in cytokines have been proposed as etiological factors. Epstein-Barr virus infection is often associated as a risk factor in HL and since cytokines are involved in the humoral response to viral infection. Our aim was to study the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the...
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