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Haplotype structure and selection of the MDM2 oncogene in humans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Mar 2007
Atwal Gurinder Singh, Bond Gareth L, Metsuyanim Sally, Papa Moshe, Friedman Eitan, Distelman-Menachem Tal, Ben Asher Edna, Lancet Doron, Ross David A, Sninsky John, White Tomas J, Levine Arnold J, Yarden Ronit
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The MDM2 protein is an ubiquitin ligase that plays a critical role in regulating the levels and activity of the p53 protein, which is a central tumor suppressor. A SNP in the human MDM2 gene (SNP309 T/G) occurs at frequencies dependent on demographic history and has been shown to have important d...
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