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Association between transforming growth factor beta1 genetic polymorphism and response to chemoradiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell cancer.
Head & neck - 1 May 2009
Lundberg Marie, Pajusto Mervi, Koskinen Walter J, Mäkitie Antti A, Aaltonen Leena-Maija, Mattila Petri S
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BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a pleiotropic cytokine that has diverse roles in cancer. Rate of production of the major isoform, TGF-beta1, is linked with rs1982073 single nucleotide polymorphism in TGFB1 gene signal sequence. METHODS: Peripheral blood DNA of 175 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients were genotyped using real-time PCR and fluorescent probes. The median...
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