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HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism and risk of bladder cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Aug 2002
van Gils Carla H, Conway Kathleen, Li Yu, Taylor Jack A
Abstract excerpt
The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism, 1 kb downstream from the HRAS1 gene, has been reported to be associated with risk of various cancers. To examine whether individuals with rare HRAS1 VNTR alleles are at increased risk of bladder cancer we carried out a case control study with 230 bladder cancer cases and 203 hospital-based controls frequency-matched on ethnicity, gender and age. For...
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