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ArticleCancer management and research2018

IL-17 and colorectal cancer risk in the Middle East: gene polymorphisms and expression.

Omar A Al Obeed, Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohamed, Khayal A Alkhayal, Thamer A Bin Traiki, Ahmad M Zubaidi, Maha Arafah, Robert A Harris, Zahid Khan, Maha-Hamadien Abdulla

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Omar A Al ObeedColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
Mansoor-Ali Vaali-MohamedColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
Khayal A AlkhayalColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
Thamer A Bin TraikiColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
Ahmad M ZubaidiColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
Maha ArafahDepartment of Pathology, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Robert A HarrisDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Zahid KhanGenome Research Chair, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, zkhan@ksu.edu.sa.
Maha-Hamadien AbdullaColorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mabdulla@ksu.edu.sa.
King Saud University · SAKarolinska Institutet · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIL-17 expressed by Th17 cells play a crucial role in tissue inflammation by induction of proinflammatory and neutrophil mobilizing cytokines, and IL-17 polymorphisms are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC).

objectiveWe investigated the expression of IL-17 and the association of IL-17 gene polymorphisms with CRC susceptibility in a Middle East population. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study included 117 diagnosed CRC patients and 100 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. IL-17A rs2275913 (G197A) and IL-17F rs763780 (T7488C) single nucleotide polymorphisms, mRNA, and protein levels of IL-17A were assessed.

resultsWe observed significant association between rs2275913 in IL-17A and susceptibility to CRC (

conclusionThe IL-17A G197A variant may be utilized as a genetic screening marker in assessing CRC risk, and its expression can be used as a biomarker for early detection of CRC in the Saudi population.

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colorectal cancergenetic polymorphisminterleukin (IL)Saudi population

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