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The role of leptin receptor gene polymorphisms in determining the susceptibility and prognosis of NSCLC in Chinese patients.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Feb 2012
Li Yuliang, Geng Jianli, Wang Yongzheng, Lu Qinghua, Du Yimeng, Wang Wujie, Li Zheng
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Although the role of genetic polymorphisms of leptin receptor (LEPR) gene in several cancers has been documented, the association between polymorphisms of LEPR gene and lung cancer remains unknown. METHOD: We recruited 744 patients histologically diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 832 controls in this study. Polymorphism analysis of LEPR gene was performed by PCR-restriction fragment length...
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