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No association between SNPs regulating TGF-β1 secretion and late radiotherapy toxicity to the breast: results from the RAPPER study.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 1 Oct 2010
Barnett Gillian C, Coles Charlotte E, Burnet Neil G, Pharoah Paul D P, Wilkinson Jennifer, West Catharine M L, Elliott Rebecca M, Baynes Caroline, Dunning Alison M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several small studies have reported associations between TGFB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), considered to increase secretion of TGF-β1, and greater than 3-fold increases in incidence of fibrosis - an indicator of late toxicity after radiotherapy in breast cancer...
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