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Association of LAPTM4B gene polymorphism with nasopharyngeal carcinoma susceptibility in a Chinese population.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Mar 2013
Wang Bing, Xu Jianjun, Zhou Rouli, Zhang Qingyun
Abstract excerpt
Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a novel cancer-related gene. It has two alleles designated LAPTM4B 1 and LAPTM4B 2. Previous studies have revealed that LAPTM4B polymorphisms contribute to the risk of many cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between different LAPTM4B alleles and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), one of the most common cancers in...
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