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MDM2 promoter polymorphism is associated with both an increased susceptibility to gastric carcinoma and poor prognosis.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Sept 2006
Ohmiya Naoki, Taguchi Ayumu, Mabuchi Nobuyuki, Itoh Akihiro, Hirooka Yoshiki, Niwa Yasumasa, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Recently, a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the MDM2 promoter (SNP309) has been found to lower the age of onset of tumors and increase the occurrence of multiple primary tumors in Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and accelerate the development of sporadic adult soft tissue sarcoma. The aim of this study was to determine whether SNP309 is associated with susceptibility to gastric carcinoma and its prognosis....
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