Lack of association between prohibitin 3' untranslated region C-->T polymorphism and breast cancer in a Turkish population.

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The 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the prohibitin gene has a positive effect on arresting cell proliferation between G1 and S phases and inhibits DNA synthesis. A C-to-T transition within this region creates a variant that alters mRNA function and has been shown to be associated with an increased breast cancer risk among young North Americans who are under 50 years and have at least one first-degree relative...

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