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A functional common polymorphism in a Sp1 recognition site of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene promoter.
Cancer research - 1 Jan 2005
Liu Wanqing, Innocenti Federico, Wu Michael H, Desai Apurva A, Dolan M Eileen, Cook Edwin H, Ratain Mark J
Abstract excerpt
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a prominent role in cell growth and development. Its regulation in humans is complex and incompletely understood. In this study, 12 new polymorphisms were discovered in the 5'-regulatory region of EGFR gene and 2 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (-216G/T and -191C/A) were found in the essential promoter area, one of which is located in a Sp1 recognition site...
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