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The regulatory BCL2 promoter polymorphism (-938C>A) is associated with relapse and survival of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jun 2009
Lehnerdt G F, Franz P, Bankfalvi A, Grehl S, Kelava A, Nückel H, Lang S, Schmid K W, Siffert W, Bachmann H S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Expression of the antiapoptotic and antiproliferative protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) has been repeatedly shown to be associated with better locoregional control and patients' survival in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). A regulatory (-938C>A) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the inhibitory P2 BCL2 gene promoter generates significantly different BCL2 promoter activities and has...
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