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Association of PTEN polymorphisms with susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in a Han Chinese population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Apr 2011
Ding Jun, Gao Yuzhen, Liu Rengyu, Xu Fei, Liu Haiyan
Abstract excerpt
The phosphate and tension homolog (PTEN) is a tumor suppressor gene that controls a variety of biological processes including cell proliferation, migration, and death. The association of PTEN polymorphisms with risk for many cancers has been reported, but hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not yet been studied. The present study is the first attempt to assess the association of PTEN polymorphisms with HCC...
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