Polymorphism of the IL-8 gene and the risk of ovarian cancer. Issue 2 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koensgen, D.; Bruennert, D.; Ungureanu, S.; Sofroni, D.; Braicu, E.I.; Sehouli, J.; Sümnig, A.; Delogu, S.; Zygmunt, M.; Goyal, P.; Evert, M.; Olek, S.; Biebler, K.E.; Mustea, A.
• Is Part Of: Cytokine. Volume 71:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 334
• Page End: 338
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Cytokines -- Periodicals; 571.844
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.07.254
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-4666

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st045">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0155">Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the IL-8 gene were analyzed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0160">268 Ovarian cancer (OC) patients and 426 healthy women were included in this study.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0165">OC patients from three European hospitals were screened.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0170">IL-8 +781 C/T and IL-8 +2767 A/T SNPs show significant association with higher risk of OC.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>