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A common polymorphism in the 3'UTR of cyclooxygenase 2/prostaglandin synthase 2 gene and risk of lung cancer in a Chinese population.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2005
Hu Z, Miao X, Ma H, Wang X, Tan W, Wei Q, Lin D, Shen H
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are key enzymes that convert arachidonic acid to prostaglandins. Overexpression of COX-2, one of the COX isozymes, has been shown to be an early event in lung carcinogenesis and may play an important role in lung cancer development. A common single nucleotide polymorphism, T8473C, located within a potential functional region in the 3'UTR of COX-2 gene was identified and we hypothesized that...
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