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Insulin-like growth factor II receptor gene-167 genotype increases the risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma in humans.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 2003
Zavras Athanasios I, Pitiphat Waranuch, Wu Tianxia, Cartsos Vassiliki, Lam Albert, Douglass Chester W, Diehl Scott R
Abstract excerpt
Our purpose was to evaluate inherited short tandem repeat polymorphisms of the insulin-like growth factor II receptor gene (IGF2R) in oral cancer risk. The 197 individuals that consented to participate in a hospital-based, case-control study were interviewed with a structured questionnaire and provided blood and saliva. DNA was extracted for genotyping using a PCR-based method. Odds ratios were calculated using...
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