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Effects of interleukin-10 polymorphisms and smoking on the risk of gastric cancer in Taiwan.
In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Kuo Wu-Hsien, Huang Chung-Yu, Fu Chun-Kai, Hsieh Yung-Hung, Liao Cheng-Hsi, Hsu Chin-Mu, Huang Yi-Kai, Tsai Chia-Wen, Chang Wen-Shin, Bau Da-Tian
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer is the second cause of death from cancer worldwide and its prevalence and mortality rates are still very high in developed countries. Interleukin-10 (IL10) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by macrophages which can suppress and stimulate the immune response in tumorigenesis signaling. However, the contribution of IL10 genomic variants to gastric cancer is still largely unknown. In the present...
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