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Risk of meningioma and common variation in genes related to innate immunity.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2010
Rajaraman Preetha, Brenner Alina V, Neta Gila, Pfeiffer Ruth, Wang Sophia S, Yeager Meredith, Thomas Gilles, Fine Howard A, Linet Martha S, Rothman Nathaniel, Chanock Stephen J, Inskip Peter D
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BACKGROUND: The etiology of meningioma, the second most common type of adult brain tumor in the United States, is largely unknown. Prior studies indicate that history of immune-related conditions may affect the risk of meningioma. METHODS: To identify genetic markers for meningioma in genes invol...
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