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A comprehensive candidate gene approach identifies genetic variation associated with osteosarcoma.
BMC cancer - 29 May 2011
Mirabello Lisa, Yu Kai, Berndt Sonja I, Burdett Laurie, Wang Zhaoming, Chowdhury Salma, Teshome Kedest, Uzoka Arinze, Hutchinson Amy, Grotmol Tom, Douglass Chester, Hayes Richard B, Hoover Robert N, Savage Sharon A
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BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma (OS) is a bone malignancy which occurs primarily in adolescents. Since it occurs during a period of rapid growth, genes important in bone formation and growth are plausible modifiers of risk. Genes involved in DNA repair and ribosomal function may contribute to OS pathogenesis, because they maintain the integrity of critical cellular processes. We evaluated these hypotheses in an OS...
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