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Association of functional -509C>T polymorphism in the TGF-β1 gene with infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma risk in a Russian Western Siberian population.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Dec 2011
Babyshkina Nataliya, Malinovskaya Elena, Stakheyeva Marina, Volkomorov Victor, Slonimskaya Elena, Maximov Vladimir, Cherdyntseva Nadejda
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BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays an important role in human mammary carcinogenesis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between -509C>T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the TGF-β1 gene and infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma risk in Russian patients of Western Siberian region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Blood samples collected...
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