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Genetically predicted levels of circulating cytokines and prostate cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2020
Sun Xiaohui, Ye Ding, Du Lingbin, Qian Yu, Jiang Xia, Mao Yingying
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation is considered to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cancer, and observational studies have reported a relationship between circulating inflammation markers and the risk of prostate cancer. Using summary data of >140 000 individuals, two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were performed to evaluate whether circulating levels of 27 cytokines and growth factors have a causal effect on...
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