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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter -308 and -238 polymorphisms in patients with lung cancer as a second primary tumor.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 11 Oct 2013
Flego Veljko, Ristić Smiljana, Dević Pavlić Sanja, Matanić Lender Dubravka, Bulat-Kardum Ljiljana, Kapović Miljenko, Radojčić Badovinac Andjelka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the most common second primary cancer. We investigated whether the TNF-alpha-308 and TNF-alpha-238 polymorphisms were associated with the susceptibility and severity of lung cancer as the second primary cancer (LC2). MATERIAL/METHODS: This study included 104 patients from the group LC2. The control subjects included 2 groups. The first control group (LC1) comprised 201 unrelated...
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