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Role of cytokine gene polymorphisms in gastric cancer risk in Chile.
Anticancer research - 1 Jul 2014
Gonzalez-Hormazabal Patricio, Musleh Maher, Bustamante Marco, Stambuk Juan, Escandar Susana, Valladares Hector, Lanzarini Enrique, Chiong Hector, Rojas Jorge, Castro V Gonzalo, Rubio-Reyes Cristian, Jara Lilian, Berger Zoltan
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To assess the role of pro- and anti-inflammatory polymorphisms in gastric cancer susceptibility. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We genotyped 12 polymorphisms in eight cytokine genes (Interleukin-1β -IL1B-, IL8, IL17A, IL17F, IL32, tumor necrosis factor-α -TNF-, IL1RN, IL10) in a case-control study of 147 patients with gastric cancer and 172 controls. RESULTS: Single polymorphism analysis revealed an association...
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