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Genetic polymorphisms of p21 and risk of second primary malignancy in patients with index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2010
Lei Dapeng, Sturgis Erich M, Liu Zhensheng, Zafereo Mark E, Wei Qingyi, Li Guojun
Abstract excerpt
p21 plays an important role in modulating cell cycle control, inducing apoptosis, and inhibiting cell growth, subsequently affecting cancer risk. We investigated the association between two putatively functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of p21 (p21 C98A and p21 C70T) among 1282 patients diagnosed with incident squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and risk of second primary malignancy...
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