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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of integrins are associated with the risk and lymph node metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Dec 2012
Ma Xiang-Rui, Cheng Hui, Wang Xiao-Yi, Liu Hao, Zhao Dan
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Integrins mediate cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction and play a critical role in cell proliferation, migration, survival, and invasion. Polymorphisms of the Integrin gene can alter integrin protein expression, which may further increase the risk of malignancies or cause poor clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential associations of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of...
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