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Short tandem repeat polymorphism and cancer risk: influence of laboratory analysis on epidemiologic findings.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Dec 2004
Tran Nguyet, Bharaj Bupinder S, Diamandis Eleftherios P, Smith Mylinh, Li Benjamin D L, Yu Herbert
Abstract excerpt
Short tandem repeats (STR) are common polymorphisms in the genome. The length of STR may influence gene transcription, exhibiting diverse phenotypes. Two STRs, one trinucleotide repeats in the androgen receptor (AR) gene and one dinucleotide repeats in the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene, have been studied for their role in cancer, and the results are conflicting. Although there are many reasons for...
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