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Significant association of 5p15.33 (TERT-CLPTM1L genes) with lung cancer in Chinese Han population.
Experimental lung research - 1 Mar 2013
Zhao Zhenhong, Li Cong, Yang Lixin, Zhang Xiaobo, Zhao Xueying, Song Xiao, Li Xiaoying, Wang Jiucun, Qian Ji, Yang Yajun, Jin Li, Chen Hongyan, Lu Daru
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths throughout the world. Recent genome-wide association studies and consecutive validation supported that the 5p15.33 region containing telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT) and cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1-like (CLPTM1L) gene showed significant association with lung cancer in multiple populations. Here we studied a large Chinese Han...
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