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Genetic variants of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) are associated with breast cancer risk in Chinese women of the Han nationality.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2012
Chen Fan, Lu Min, Lv Min, Xue Yun, Zhou Jing, Hu Feifei, Chen Xin, Zhao Zhanqin, Li Yang, Wang XingGuo
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2), a recently described risk factor for breast cancer, plays important roles in cell growth, invasiveness, motility, and angiogenesis. In attempt to investigate whether FGFR2 polymorphisms are associated with a risk of breast cancer in Chinese women of the Han nationality, we genotyped single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of seven FGFR2 sites (rs2981582, rs17102287,...
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