Article
Impact of interleukin-6 -174 G>C gene promoter polymorphism on neuroblastoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Totaro Francesca, Cimmino Flora, Pignataro Piero, Acierno Giovanni, De Mariano Marilena, Longo Luca, Tonini Gian Paolo, Iolascon Achille, Capasso Mario
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Common variants in DNA may predispose to onset and progression of neuroblastoma (NB). The genotype GG of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1800795 (-174 G>C) in interleukin (IL)-6 promoter has been associated with lower survival of high-risk NB. RESULT: To evaluate the impact of IL-6 SNP rs1800795 on disease risk and phenotype, we analyzed 326 Italian NB patients and 511 controls. Moreover, we...
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