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Impact of interleukin-18 polymorphisms -607A/C and -137G/C on oral cancer occurrence and clinical progression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tsai Hsiu-Ting, Hsin Chung-Han, Hsieh Yi-Hsien, Tang Chih-Hsin, Yang Shun-Fa, Lin Chiao-Wen, Chen Mu-Kuan
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify gene polymorphisms of interleukin-18 (IL-18) -607A/C and -137G/C specific to patients with oral cancer susceptibility and clinicopathological status. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A total of 1,126 participants, including 559 healthy people and 567 patients with oral cancer, were recruited for this study. Allelic discrimination of -607A/C (rs1946518) and...
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