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Association of -174G/C interleukin/6 gene polymorphism with the risk of chronic lymphocytic, chronic myelogenous and acute myelogenous leukemias in Turkish patients.
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Mutlu Pelin, Yalcin Serap, Elci Pinar, Yildirim Murat, Cetin A Turker, Avcu Ferit
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between -174G/C interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene promoter polymorphism and susceptibility to chronic lymphocytic (CLL), chronic myelogenous (CML) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in Turkish patients. METHODS: The frequencies of -174G/C polymorphism were studied in 23 unrelated CLL, 25 CML and 17 AML patients and 30 healthy individuals. Single...
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