We found that the rs1131445 T/C and rs4072111 T/C variants of IL-1</span>6 wer</span>e significantly associated with increased risk ofGC in Iranian population.
We conducted a case-control matched study to investigate the role of IL-16 gene polymorphisms, rs4072111, rs1131445, rs4778889 and rs11556218, in the risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population, also performing subgroup analysis by subsites.