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SUBMITTER: de Souza VH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486693 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Souza Victor Hugo VH de Alencar Josiane Bazzo JB Tiyo Bruna Tiaki BT Alves Hugo Vicentin HV Vendramini Evelyn Castillo Lima ECL Sell Ana Maria AM Visentainer Jeane Eliete Laguila JEL
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Interleukin-16 (IL-16) is a chemotactic cytokine that is found to increase in Cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in <i>IL16</i> were associated with diseases. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate possible associations between <i>IL16</i> rs4778889, rs11556218, rs4072111, and rs1131445 SNPs and the risk for cancer or CVD.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This study was performed according to the PRISMA ...[more]