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CXCL12 G801A polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of benign salivary gland tumors in the Chinese population.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Liu Weijia, Zhu Enxin, Wang Ru, Wang Lihong, Liu Tingjiao
Abstract excerpt
The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 have been found to be important in tumor progression. A single-nucleotide polymorphism of CXCL12 G801A has been described and investigated in human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection and in the susceptibility to several cancers. Here, we investigated the association between the CXCL12 G801A polymorphism and susceptibility to benign and malignant salivary gland...
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