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TP53 gene polymorphism: importance to cancer, ethnicity and birth weight in a Brazilian cohort.
Journal of biosciences - 1 Dec 2011
Thurow Helena S, Haack Ricardo, Hartwig Fernando P, Oliveira Isabel O De, Dellagostin Odir A, Gigante Denise P, Horta Bernardo L, Collares Tiago, Seixas Fabiana K
Abstract excerpt
Arg72Pro SNP of p53 has been associated with many types of cancer as well as with survival and longevity. We evaluated the Arg72Pro SNP frequencies of a Brazilian birth cohort and their association with current, demographic and birth epidemiological parameters available. In 1982, all hospital births of Pelotas, southern Brazil, were identified and studied prospectively. In 2004-5, blood samples were collected and...
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