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Polymorphism in the interleukin-17A promoter contributes to gastric cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Sept 2013
Rafiei Alireza, Hosseini Vahid, Janbabai Ghasem, Ghorbani Abuzar, Ajami Abulghasem, Farzmandfar Touraj, Azizi Maedeh Darzyani, Gilbreath Jeremy J, Merrell D Scott
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the contribution of the G-197A polymorphism in the interleukin-17 (IL-17) promoter region to gastric cancer risk in an Iranian population. METHODS: We performed a case control study using samples from 161 individuals with gastric cancer and 171 healthy controls. For each individual, the G-197A genotype was determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of polymerase chain...
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