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The 434(G>C) polymorphism in the eosinophil cationic protein gene and its association with tissue eosinophilia in oral squamous cell carcinomas.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Jan 2010
Pereira Michele C, Oliveira Denise T, Olivieri Eloísa H R, Rogatto Sílvia R, Carvalho André L, Landman Gilles, Kowalski Luiz P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP)-gene polymorphism 434(G>C) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients and its association with tumor-associated tissue eosinophilia (TATE), demographic, clinical, and microscopic variables. METHODS: The ECP genotypes of 165 healthy individuals and 157 OSCC patients were detected by PCR-RFLP analysis...
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