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Functional promoter -31G>C variant in survivin gene is associated with risk and progression of renal cell cancer in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Qin Chao, Cao Qiang, Li Pu, Ju Xiaobing, Wang Meilin, Chen Jiawei, Wu Yilong, Meng Xiaoxin, Zhu Jian, Zhang Zhengdong, Lu Qiang, Yin Changjun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Survivin is an inhibitor of apoptosis protein and is involved in the occurrence and progression of human malignancies. Recently, a functional polymorphism (-31G>C, rs9904341) in the promoter of survivin has been shown to influence its expression and confer susceptibility to different types of cancer. The present study was aimed to investigate whether the polymorphism also influences susceptibility and...
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