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Estrogen receptor alpha polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus carriers.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2006
Zhai Yun, Zhou Gangqiao, Deng Guohong, Xie Weimin, Dong Xiaojia, Zhang Xiumei, Yu Ling, Yang Hao, Yuan Xiaoyan, Zhang Hongxin, Zhi Lianteng, Yao Zhijian, Shen Yan, Qiang Boqing, He Fuchu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Overexpression of estrogen receptors (ESRs) is implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in both animal models and humans. We examined whether the ESR1 polymorphisms were related to HCC risk among chronic hepatitis B virus carriers. METHODS: Six ESR1 polymorphisms, which are (TA)n repeat in the promoter, T29C at codon 10 in exon 1, PvuII and XbaI site in intron 1, C136474G...
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