Article
Contribution of Interleukin-4 Genotypes to Lung Cancer Risk in Taiwan.
Anticancer research - 1 Nov 2015
Chang Wen-Shin, Wang Shou-Cheng, Chuang Chin-Liang, Ji Hong-Xue, Hsiao Chieh-Lun, Hsu Chin-Mu, Tsai Chia-Wen, Liu Shih-Ping, Hsu Pei-Chen, Lo Yen-Li, Bau Da-Tian
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a typical pleiotropic T helper 2 cytokine involved in immunology during carcinogenesis. The present study aimed at evaluating the contribution of IL-4 promoter T-1099G (rs2243248), C-589T (rs2243250), C-33T (rs2070874) genetic polymorphisms to the risk of lung cancer in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The contributions...
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- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
