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Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor polymorphisms and risk of nasopharyngeal cancer.
BMC genetics - 21 Jan 2003
Hirunsatit Rungnapa, Kongruttanachok Narisorn, Shotelersuk Kanjana, Supiyaphun Pakpoom, Voravud Narin, Sakuntabhai Anavaj, Mutirangura Apiwat
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BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is an important squamous cell cancer endemic in Southeast Asia and the Far East and can be considered a multifactorial genetic disease. This research explores potential associations between nasopharyngeal epithelial EBV receptor and NPC susceptibility. To prove the hypothesis, we evaluated two candidate genes, complement receptor 2 (CR2)...
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