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ICOS gene polymorphisms are associated with sporadic breast cancer: a case-control study.
BMC cancer - 15 Sept 2011
Xu Fengyan, Li Dalin, Zhang Qiujin, Fu Zhenkun, Zhang Jie, Yuan Weiguang, Chen Shuang, Pang Da, Li Dianjun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inducible costimulator (ICOS), a costimulatory molecular of the CD28 family, provides positive signal to enhance T cell proliferation. Its abnormal expression can disturb the immune response and entail an increased risk of cancer. To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ICOS gene are associated with sporadic breast cancer susceptibility and progression in Chinese women, a...
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