Prostatic diseases: is it toxic or genetic? Study of TNF alpha gene polymorphism and cigarette smoking in cases of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Inflammation has been implicated as an etiological factor, in several human cancers. Allelic variants of the genes involved in inflammatory pathways are logical candidates as genetic determinants of prostate cancer risk. Besides genetic factors, environmental factors such as smoking are an importa...

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Main Authors: M. Attalla, Sohayla, Housen, Maha, El-Samanoudy, Ayman Z., Abdalla, Hussein A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11825/
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