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Inflammatory Gene Polymorphisms in Lung Cancer Susceptibility.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 May 2018
Eaton Keith D, Romine Perrin E, Goodman Gary E, Thornquist Mark D, Barnett Matt J, Petersdorf Effie W
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INTRODUCTION: Chronic inflammation has been implicated in carcinogenesis, with increasing evidence of its role in lung cancer. We aimed to evaluate the role of genetic polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes in the risk for development of lung cancer. METHODS: A nested case-control study design was used, and 625 cases and 625 well-matched controls were selected from participants in the β-Carotene and Retinol...
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