Article
TP53 PIN3 polymorphism associated with breast cancer risk in Iranian women.
Indian journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2000
Faghani M, Ghasemi F M, Nikhbakht M, Salehi M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in Iranian women. The p53 gene plays a principal role in genomic stability, and its function varies according to polymorphisms. The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between the intron3 16bp duplication polymorphism of the p53 gene and breast cancer in Iranian women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a case-control study among 145...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Ductal
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Introns
- Iran
