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Functional variable number of tandem repeats variation in the promoter of proto-oncogene PTTG1IP is associated with risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
Cancer science - 1 Jun 2012
Xiang Chan, Gao Haidong, Meng Lei, Qin Zhaoyu, Ma Rong, Liu Yang, Jiang Yan, Dang Chengxue, Jin Li, He Fuchu, Wang Haijian
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Genetic polymorphisms in the signalling pathway of estrogen receptor (ER) could modify the risk of breast cancer. A variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the promoter of PTTG1IP, pituitary tumor transforming gene binding factor targeted by estrogen receptor α (ERα) in endocrine...
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