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Association of interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2014
Wang Jun-li, Nong Le-gen, Wei Ye-sheng, Tang Yu-jin, Wang Jian-chu, Wang Chun-fang
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-8 (IL8) polymorphisms have been implicated in several cancers, but their roles in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are largely unknown. The present study was designed to explore the association between IL8 polymorphism and the risk of HCC in a Chinese population. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the IL8 gene -251A/T, +781C/T, -353A/T and +678T/C were analyzed in 205 HCC...
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