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MDM2 promoter polymorphism is associated with increased susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in Turkish population.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Aug 2010
Akkiz Hikmet, Sümbül Ahmet Taner, Bayram Süleyman, Bekar Aynur, Akgöllü Ersin
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BACKGROUND: The mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) gene represents one of the central nodes in the p53 pathway. A naturally occurring T/G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the intronic promoter of MDM2, SNP309 (rs2279744), was shown to influence MDM2 expression and p53 activity. SNP in the promoter region of MDM2 gene has recently been shown to be associated with accelerated tumor formation in both hereditary and...
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