Abstract: AbstractLung cancer is a malignant disease with increasing mortality rates. Cytokines play a role in normal cell growth regulation and differentiation and are also implicated in malignant disease. Among these cytokines, Transforming Growth Factor β type 1 (TGF‐β1) acts as a tumor promoter in malignant cells. Several clinical studies have found high levels of TGF‐β1 in various cancer types. The aim of this study was to establish a TGF‐β1 cut‐off point as a complementary diagnostic tool in lung cancer detection. Therefore, 72 clinical...
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Topics: 
Internal medicine
Gastroenterology
Oncology