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Lack of significant association between TGF-β1-590C/T polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Jun 2011
Huang Yongsheng, Hao Youjin, Li Binghui, Xie Jingtian, Qian Ji, Chao Chen, Yu Long
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Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) is a cytokine that plays an important role in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation in breast cancer. The -509C/T polymorphism in the TGF-β1 gene has been implicated in breast cancer risk. However, studies on the association between this polymorphism and breast cancer risk have produced conflicting results. To derive a more precise estimation of the...
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