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Investigation of VEGF and IL-8 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Dec 2016
Kilic Ilhan, Guldiken Sibel, Sipahi Tammam, Palabiyik Orkide, Akker Mustafa, Celik Ozlem, Soysal-Atile Neslihan, Tuncbilek Nermin, Guven Harun M, Gundogdu A Sadi, Sut Necdet
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BACKGROUND: Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) account for most of the thyroid cancers. The emergence of DTC may be affected by various predisposing genetic alterations and environmental factors The aim of this study was to investigate the role of VEGF C936T and IL-8 A251T gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis and metastasis of differentiated thyroid cancer. METHODS: The study consisted of 101 patients DTC...
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