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[Genetic polymorphism in MDM2 is associated with susceptibility to colorectal cancer in a Chinese population].
Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of oncology] - 1 May 2008
Liu Jun-Niao, Zhang Xue-Mei, Guo Yong-Li, Sun Tong, Lin Dong-Xin, Wen Tan
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OBJECTIVE: The tumor suppressor p53 pathway plays a crucial role in preventing carcinogenesis through its ability to impose cell cycle arrest and apoptosis following DNA damage or oncogene activation. Mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) gene is a key negative regulator of p53 pathway and overexpressed in many cancers as oncoprotein. We have previously shown that genetic polymorphisms in the MDM2 promoter (309T --> G)...
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