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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Body Mass Index, and Cytokine Polymorphisms: A Pooled Analysis from the InterLymph Consortium.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2015
Kane Eleanor, Skibola Christine F, Bracci Paige M, Cerhan James R, Costas Laura, Smedby Karin Ekström, Holly Elizabeth A, Maynadié Marc, Novak Anne J, Lightfoot Tracy J, Ansell Stephen M, Smith Alex G, Liebow Mark, Melbye Mads, Morton Lindsay, de Sanjosé Silvia, Slager Susan L, Wang Sophia S, Zhang Yawei, Zheng Tongzhang, Roman Eve
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BACKGROUND: Excess adiposity has been associated with lymphomagenesis, possibly mediated by increased cytokine production causing a chronic inflammatory state. The relationship between obesity, cytokine polymorphisms, and selected mature B-cell neoplasms is reported. METHOD: Data on 4,979 cases and 4,752 controls from nine American/European studies from the InterLymph consortium (1988-2008) were pooled. For...
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