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Polymorphisms and a haplotype in heparanase gene associations with the progression and prognosis of gastric cancer in a northern Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Li Ai-Lin, Song Yong-Xi, Wang Zhen-Ning, Gao Peng, Miao Yuan, Zhu Jin-Liang, Yue Zhen-Yu, Xu Hui-Mian
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BACKGROUND: Human heparanase plays an important role in cancer development and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the heparanase gene (HPSE) have been shown to be correlated with gastric cancer. The present study examined the associations between individual SNPs or haplotypes in HPSE and susceptibility, clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of gastric cancer in a large sample of the Han population...
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