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p53 Genotypes and Haplotypes Associated With Lung Cancer Susceptibility and Ethnicity.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 May 2002
Wu Xifeng, Zhao Hua, Amos Christopher I, Shete Sanjay, Makan Nimisha, Hong Waun K, Kadlubar Fred F, Spitz Margaret R
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BACKGROUND: The p53 tumor suppressor protein is important in cell-cycle control, apoptosis, and DNA repair. Mutations in p53 have been associated with inherited cancer susceptibility. Because there is a difference in the risk of lung cancer among different ethnic groups, we examined associations...
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