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Germline variations of the topoisomerase IIalpha gene as risk factors for primary gastric B-cell lymphoma.
Cancer letters - 18 Jul 2006
Hellmig Stephan, Gieseler Frank, Ott Stephan, Rosenstiel Phillip, Fischbach Wolfgang, Fölsch Ulrich Robert, Schreiber Stefan
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We investigated if germline variations of the Topoisomerase II alpha gene could predispose patients with chronic Helicobacter pylori infection to develop gastric lymphoma and conducted a mutation detection of the entire promoter region. Single marker and haplotype analysis did not reveal any associations with development of gastric lymphoma in general, histological grade or stage of disease (P>0.05). No genetic...
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