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Meta-analysis of the Correlation Between Interleukin-6 Promoter Polymorphism -174G/C and Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 rs12203592 Polymorphism With Skin Cancer Susceptibility.
American journal of therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Wu Miao, Cao Yi, Liu Yong-Lin, Ma Li-Li, Yang Xiao-Hong
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation is a process whereby the immune system responds to a disease or injury. Chronic inflammation, however, has been linked to several types of cancers such as skin cancer. Molecular epidemiological studies were carried out in recent years evaluating interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) rs12203592 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene -174G/C polymorphism associated with skin cancer risk for different groups of...
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