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WRN Cys1367Arg SNP is not associated with risk and prognosis of gliomas in Southeast Brazil.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Dec 2008
Pinto Giovanny R, Yoshioka France K N, Clara Carlos A, Santos Marcelo J, Almeida José R W, Burbano Rommel R, Rey Juan A, Casartelli Cacilda
Abstract excerpt
Werner syndrome (WS) is a premature aging disorder characterized by early onset of symptoms related to normal aging and by a high predisposition to various types of cancer, including gliomas. WS is caused by inherited recessive mutations in the WRN gene, which encodes a helicase considered a caretaker of the genome. Aiming to study the role of WRN Cys1367Arg in glioma susceptibility and oncologic prognosis of...
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