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Stratification analysis and case-control study of relationships between interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and cervical cancer risk in a Chinese population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Shi Wen-Jing, Liu Hao, Wu Dan, Tang Zhen-Hua, Shen Yu-Chen, Guo Lin
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a central proinflammatory cytokine, maintains immune homeostasis and also plays important roles in cervical cancer. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate any associations of IL-6 gene polymorphisms at positions -174 and -572 with predisposition to cervical cancer in a Chinese population. The present hospital- based case-control study comprised 518 patients with cervical cancer and 518 healthy...
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