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Association of +331G/A PgR polymorphism with susceptibility to female reproductive cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chaudhary Sanjib, Panda Aditya K, Mishra Dipti Ranjan, Mishra Sandip K
Abstract excerpt
The progesterone receptor (PgR), a sex steroid hormone receptor that binds progesterone is critical for normal breast development. The PgR (+331G/A, rs10895068) promoter polymorphism is associated with cancer risk possibly by altering the expression of progesterone receptor B isoform. Previous studies have provided inconsistent results. To validate the association between the PgR +331G/A polymorphism and female...
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