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Significance of an exon 2 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism in the p73 gene on survival in rectal cancer patients with or without preoperative radiotherapy.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 1 Aug 2009
Lööf Jasmine, Pfeifer Daniella, Adell Gunnar, Sun Xiao-Feng
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An exon 2 G4C14-->A4T14 polymorphism in the p73 gene was shown to be related to survival in several types of cancers, including colorectal cancer. The purpose was to investigate if this polymorphism was related to survival in rectal cancer patients with or without preoperative radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DNA extracted from tissue of 138 rectal cancer patients that received...
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