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No association between phosphatase and tensin homolog genetic polymorphisms and colon cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Aug 2009
Phillips Lynette S, Thompson Cheryl L, Merkulova Alona, Plummer Sarah J, Tucker Thomas C, Casey Graham, Li Li
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) tumor suppressor gene and risk of colon cancer. METHODS: We utilized a population-based case-control study of incident colon cancer individuals (n = 421) and controls (n = 483) aged > or = 30 years to conduct a comprehensive tagSNP association analysis of the PTEN gene. RESULTS: None of...
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