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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphism and colorectal cancer risk and prognosis.
Cancer letters - 28 Jan 2003
Loktionov Alexandre, Watson Mark A, Stebbings William S L, Speakman Chris T M, Bingham Sheila A
Abstract excerpt
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a factor in urokinase-type plasminogen activator proteolytic system, which is important for tumour invasion and metastasis. Elevated PAI-1 levels in tumours are associated with poor prognosis. An insertion/deletion (4G/5G) promoter polymorphism in the PAI-1 gene affects activity of its product, the 4G/4G genotype being related to higher transcription levels. We...
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