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Calpain 10 gene and laryngeal cancer: a survival analysis.
Head & neck - 1 Jan 2011
Moreno-Luna Ramón, Abrante Antonio, Esteban Francisco, González-Moles Miguel Angel, Delgado-Rodríguez Miguel, Sáez María Eugenia, González-Pérez Antonio, Ramírez-Lorca Reposo, Real Luis Miguel, Ruiz Agustín
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Laryngeal carcinoma is a common upper respiratory tract cancer with different environmental and genetic factors involved in its development. Calpains are Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteases that modulate cellular function. A novel association between calpain 10 (CAPN10) haplotypes and laryngeal cancer has been found recently. Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the contribution of CAPN10...
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