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Gly82Ser polymorphism of the receptor for advanced glycation end products is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jun 2008
Gu Haijuan, Yang Li, Sun Qingmin, Zhou Bo, Tang Naping, Cong Rihong, Zeng Ying, Wang Bin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: It has been shown that the expression of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is closely associated with invasion and metastasis in gastric cancer. A Gly82Ser polymorphism in exon 3 of RAGE gene was identified and thought to have an effect on the functions of its protein. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to investigate whether the polymorphism is involved in the development...
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