The TNF-alpha-238 polymorphism and cancer risk: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) plays a very important role in the development and progress of cancer. Some TNF-α polymorphisms have been confirmed to increase cancer risks; however, the association between TNF-α-238 polymorphism and cancers remains controversial and ambig...

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Main Authors: Ping Zhou, Guo-Qiang Lv, Jian-Zhong Wang, Cheng-Wan Li, Liang-Feng Du, Chun Zhang, Jian-Ping Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3139602?pdf=render