lnterleukin-8 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer in a brazilian population

BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated that some polymorphisms in different interleukin genes may increase the risk of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the IL-8 (rs4073) -251A/T gene polymorphism and the risk of gastric cancer (GC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case...

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Main Authors: Aledson V Felipe, Tiago D Silva, Célia A Pimenta, Paulo Kassab, Nora M Forones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602012000400007