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A functional insertion/deletion polymorphism in the promoter region of the NFKB1 gene increases susceptibility for prostate cancer.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Jun 2009
Zhang Peng, Wei Qiang, Li Xiang, Wang Kunjie, Zeng Hao, Bu Hong, Li Hong
Abstract excerpt
Among men, cancers of the prostate, lung and bronchus, and colon and rectum account for about 50% of all newly diagnosed cancers, and prostate cancer alone accounts for about 25% of incident cases. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)-activation plays a critical role in prostate cancer by NF-kappaB inhibitor kinase beta pathway-mediated inflammatory-induced tumorigenesis. A functional insertion/deletion polymorphism...
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