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Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase gene 5'- and 3'-untranslated region and risk of gastric cancer in Koreans.
Anticancer research - 1 Jun 2010
Yim Dong Jin, Kim Ok Jun, An Hee Jung, Kang Haeyoun, Ahn Dae Ho, Hwang Seong Gyu, Oh Doyeun, Kim Nam Keun
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BACKGROUND: Thymidylate synthase (TS) plays an important role in the conversion of dUMP to dTMP. Polymorphisms of the TS gene affect the expression of the gene, which in turn may result in differences in the outcome of cancer chemotherapy and the progression of gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: These types of TS polymorphism were investigated in 318 gastric cancer patients and 280 controls. A variable number...
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