Letter to the Editor
Associations between interleukin-6 gene −174 C/G and −572 C/G polymorphisms and risk of gastric cancer†
Fang Wang MD,
Fang Wang MD
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
Search for more papers by this author Guoping Sun PhD, MD,
Corresponding Author
Guoping Sun PhD, MD
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji Xi Road, Hefei 230022, China. Fax: +86-105512923505.===
Search for more papers by this author Yanfeng Zou MD,
Yanfeng Zou MD
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Fang Wang MD,
Fang Wang MD
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
Search for more papers by this author Guoping Sun PhD, MD,
Corresponding Author
Guoping Sun PhD, MD
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji Xi Road, Hefei 230022, China. Fax: +86-105512923505.===
Search for more papers by this author Yanfeng Zou MD,
Yanfeng Zou MD
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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First published: 23 August 2012
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