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Association between the interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and renal cancer risk.
Immunology letters - 1 Apr 2015
Liu ZhiHong, Wang ZhiHong, Xiao YingMing, Lu You, Lu YiPing
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INTRODUCTION: Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a central proinflammatory cytokine, may be involved in the host response to cancer. We therefore aimed to evaluate the association of the IL-6 gene polymorphisms at positions -174 and -572 with predisposition to renal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study. A total of 432 subjects, including 216 pathologically-proven renal cancer cases...
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