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Polymorphisms of death pathway genes FAS and FASL and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 2010
Cao Yun, Miao Xiao-Ping, Huang Ma-Yan, Deng Ling, Lin Dong-Xin, Zeng Yi-Xin, Shao Jian-Yong
Abstract excerpt
The FAS receptor/ligand system is a key regulator of apoptotic cell death and corruption of this signaling pathway has been shown to participate in carcinogenesis. Functional polymorphisms in the FAS (FAS -1377G/A) and FASL (FASL -844T/C) genes alter their transcriptional activity. Therefore, we examined the association between these polymorphisms and the risk of developing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). FAS...
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