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Polymorphism within the cyclin D1 gene is associated with an increased risk of carcinoma in situ in patients with superficial bladder cancer.
Urology - 1 Jul 2004
Ito Masaaki, Habuchi Tomonori, Watanabe Jun, Higashi Shin, Nishiyama Hiroyuki, Wang Lizhong, Tsuchiya Norihiko, Kamoto Toshiyuki, Ogawa Osamu
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prognostic value of CCND1 polymorphism in superficial and invasive transitional cell cancer of the bladder. METHODS: CCND1 polymorphism of blood DNA from patients with transitional cell cancer of the bladder was evaluated using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. RESULTS: No statistically significant difference was found in the recurrence-free...
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