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SUBMITTER: Tang YJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5050415 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tang Yu-Jin YJ Wang Jun-Li JL Xie Ke-Gong KG Lan Chang-Gong CG
Scientific reports 20161005
Interleukin (IL) 16 plays a key role in inflammatory diseases as well as in tumorigenesis of osteosarcoma (OS). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of IL16 polymorphisms and plasma IL16 level with OS risk in a Chinese population. We genotyped IL16 rs4778889, rs11556218, and rs4072111 in 358 patients with OS and 402 controls using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Plasma IL16 level was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Rs ...[more]