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Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in high-risk Chinese populations: Possible role for vascular epithelial growth factor A.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Nov 2014
Golozar Asieh, Beaty Terri H, Gravitt Patti E, Ruczinski Ingo, Qiao You-Lin, Fan Jin-Hu, Ding Ti, Tang Ze-Zhong, Etemadi Arash, Hu Nan, Hyland Paula L, Wang Lemin, Wang Chaoyu, Dawsey Sanford M, Freedman Neal D, Abnet Christian C, Goldstein Alisa M, Taylor Philip R
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BACKGROUND: Mechanisms involved in wound healing play some role in carcinogenesis in multiple organs, likely by creating a chronic inflammatory milieu. This study sought to assess the role of genetic markers in selected inflammation-related genes involved in wound healing (interleukin (IL)-1a, IL-1b, IL-1 Receptor type I (IL-1Ra), IL-1 Receptor type II (IL-1Rb), tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, tumour necrosis...
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