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CHEK2 I157T and endometrial cancer.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Jan 2009
Konstantinova Darina V, Kadiyska Tanya K, Kaneva Radka P, Tosheva Elena G, Guseva Violeta T, Dimitrov Borislav H, Dimitrov Roumen G, Doganov Nikolay I, Ivanov Stephan I, Kremensky Ivo M, Mitev Vanio I
Abstract excerpt
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common malignancy of the female reproductive system in the industrialized world. Similar to other common diseases, gene variations are believed to be able to alter an individual's predisposition to developing the disease. The CHEK2 gene encodes a tumor suppressor that takes part in various cell processes, including cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, and apoptosis. The...
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