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Association of the cyclin D1 A870G polymorphism with advanced colorectal cancer.
JAMA - 3 Dec 2003
Le Marchand Loïc, Seifried Ann, Lum-Jones Annette, Donlon Timothy, Wilkens Lynne R
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CONTEXT: Cyclin D1 (CCND1) is a key cell cycle regulatory protein, the overexpression of which is often found in human tumors and is associated with cell proliferation and poor prognosis. A common adenine-to-guanine substitution polymorphism (A870G) in the CCND1 gene results in an altered messenger RNA transcript and a longer-life protein, which are preferentially encoded by the A allele. OBJECTIVE: To test the...
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