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[SNP rs16917496 within SET8 3'UTR is associated with the age of onset of breast cancer].
Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of oncology] - 1 Nov 2012
Zhang Bai-lin, Song Feng-ju, Zheng Hong, Zhang Li-na, Zhao Yan-rui, Chen Ke-xin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We have identified a SNP within the seed-binding region for miR-502 in the 3'-UTR of the SET8 gene that codes for a methyltransferase for histone H4. SET8 methylates TP53 and thus regulates cell proliferation and genome stability. This study is to investigate the role for this SNP and its interaction with the TP53 codon 72 SNP in the age of onset of breast cancer. METHODS: We conducted a case-only...
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