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TGFB1 and TGFBR2 functional polymorphisms and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case-control analysis in a Chinese population.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Mar 2008
Jin Guangfu, Deng Yimei, Miao Ruifen, Hu Zhibin, Zhou Yan, Tan Yongfei, Wang Jianming, Hua Zhaolai, Ding Weiliang, Wang Lina, Chen Wensen, Shen Jing, Wang Xinru, Xu Yaochu, Shen Hongbing
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) and its receptor II (TGF-betaRII) are two key components of TGF-beta signaling and play an important role in carcinogenesis. Several functional polymorphisms were identified in TGFB1 and TGFBR2 and associated with elevated serum or plasma level of TGF-beta1 and enhanced transcription activity of TGFBR2. This population-based case-control study was to evaluate...
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