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Interleukin-6 -572G/C polymorphism and prostate cancer susceptibility.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 16 Sept 2016
Huang W J, Wu L J, Min Z C, Xu L T, Guo C M, Chen Z P, Lou X J, Xu B, Lv B D
Abstract excerpt
Strong evidence suggests that cancer-associated inflammation promotes tumor growth and progression, and interleukin-6 (IL6) is an important modulator of inflammation. However, the roles of IL6 and mutations of its corresponding gene in prostate cancer have not been clearly documented. We retrieved data from the Oncomine database concerning IL6 expression in prostate cancer and its role in prostate-specific...
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