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Significant role of estrogen and progesterone receptor sequence variants in gallbladder cancer predisposition: a multi-analytical strategy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Srivastava Anshika, Sharma Kiran Lata, Srivastava Neena, Misra Sanjeev, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carcinoma of gallbladder (GBC) is an aggressive malignancy. The higher incidence of gallbladder cancer in women has been partly attributed to hormonal factors. Therefore the present study was designed to explore the role of genetic variants in estrogen (ESR1, ESR2) and progesterone (PGR) receptors in conferring risk of gallbladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present case-control study recruited...
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