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A functional insertion/deletion polymorphism in the promoter region of NFKB1 gene increases susceptibility for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer letters - 8 Mar 2009
Zhou Bin, Rao Li, Li Yi, Gao Linbo, Wang Yanyun, Chen Yu, Xue Hui, Song Yaping, Peng Ying, Liao Miao, Zhang Lin
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common malignancy in southern China and Southeast Asia. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)-activation plays critical roles in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) mediated tumorigenesis in NPC. A functional insertion/deletion polymorphism (-94 insertion/deletion ATTG) in the promoter of NFKB1 gene, which encodes the p50 subunit of NF-kappaB protein complex,...
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