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A functional insertion/deletion polymorphism in the IL1A gene is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 11 Feb 2016
Huang X, Yang Y, Cui Z W, Wang J, Gao L B
Abstract excerpt
The insertion/deletion polymorphism (rs3783553 TTCA/-) in the 3' untranslated region of interleukin-1A (IL1A) has been studied intensively and has been shown to affect tumor risk. We studied the frequency of the IL1A gene polymorphism rs3783553 and evaluated its relationship with breast cancer (BC). A hospital-based case-control study comprising 228 patients with histologically confirmed BC and 241 healthy...
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