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The p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Thai nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer letters - 30 Jul 2003
Tiwawech Danai, Srivatanakul Petcharin, Karaluk Anant, Ishida Takafumi
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a serious cancer in Thailand. To address on the genetic risk factor for NPC, we investigated association between the p53 codon 72 polymorphism (Pro/Arg) and NPC susceptibility in the Thai. The genotype frequency of this polymorphism in 102 NPC patients and 148 age-matched healthy controls was determined by using a PCR-RFLP assay. No statistically significant difference in the...
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