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Functional STK15 Phe31Ile polymorphism is associated with the occurrence and advanced disease status of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research - 15 Apr 2004
Miao Xiaoping, Sun Tong, Wang Yonggang, Zhang Xuemei, Tan Wen, Lin Dongxin
Abstract excerpt
STK15/BTAK/Aurora-A involved in regulating centrosomes and chromosome segregation is amplified and overexpressed in human cancers. A T91A polymorphism in STK15 causes Phe31Ile substitution, and the 31Ile variant has been shown to be preferentially amplified and associated with degree of aneuploidy in human tumors. We genotyped 656 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 656 controls for the...
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