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OPN gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility and clinicopatholigical characteristics of cervical cancer in a Chinese cohort.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 1 Jan 2011
Xu Qian, Yuan Bibo, Xue Fengxia, Zhang Linqin, Li Jie, Guo Hualing, Yue Tianfu
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To explore the possible association between Osteopontin (OPN) genetic polymorphisms and cervical cancer risk, which remains undocumented yet. METHOD: We enrolled 300 patients with histologically confirmed cervical squamous cell carcinoma and 774 age-matched healthy, unrelated, cancer-free female healthy subjects as control subjects. Three OPN gene polymorphisms were determined. Reulsts: The genotype...
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