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2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase 1 polymorphism is associated with prostate cancer.
Cancer - 15 Dec 2011
Mandal Sanjay, Abebe Fisseha, Chaudhary Jaideep
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The antiviral, proapoptotic, antiproliferative gene 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5OAS1) converts adenosine triphosphate into a series of 2'-5' oligoadenylates (2-5A). In turn, 2-5A activates latent ribonuclease (RNaseL), a candidate hereditary prostate cancer gene. OAS1 polymorphism (reference single nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] 2660 [rs2660]) has been associated with increased susceptibility...
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