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Combinations of newly confirmed Glioma-Associated loci link regions on chromosomes 1 and 9 to increased disease risk.
BMC medical genomics - 9 Aug 2011
Yang Tun-Hsiang, Kon Mark, Hung Jui-Hung, Delisi Charles
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BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tends to occur between the ages of 45 and 70. This relatively early onset and its poor prognosis make the impact of GBM on public health far greater than would be suggested by its relatively low frequency. Tissue and blood samples have now been collected for a number of populations, and predisposing alleles have been sought by several different genome-wide association...
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