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Genetic variation in cell death genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Schuetz Johanna M, Daley Denise, Graham Jinko, Berry Brian R, Gallagher Richard P, Connors Joseph M, Gascoyne Randy D, Spinelli John J, Brooks-Wilson Angela R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of solid tumours that constitute the 5(th) highest cause of cancer mortality in the United States and Canada. Poor control of cell death in lymphocytes can lead to autoimmune disease or cancer, making genes involved in programmed cell death of lymphocytes logical candidate genes for lymphoma susceptibility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We tested for genetic...
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