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Transforming growth factor-[beta]1 -509T reduces risk of colorectal cancer, but not adenoma in Koreans.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2007
Chung Su J, Kim Joo S, Jung Hyun C, Song In S
Abstract excerpt
The proliferation of colorectal epithelial cells is regulated by various stimuli including cytokines and growth factors, thus the variants of those genes can modify the colorectal cancer risk. TGF-[beta]1 can act as both a tumor suppressor and a stimulator of tumor progression. TGF-[beta]1 C-509T polymorphism in the promoter sequence has been associated with increased levels of plasma TGF-[beta]1 in individuals...
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