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Increased gastric cancer risk with PTEN IVS4 polymorphism in a Turkish population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Mar 2013
Canbay Emel, Kahraman Ozlem T, Bugra Dursun, Caykara Burcu, Seyhan M Fatih, Bulut Turker, Yamaner Sumer, Ozturk Oguz
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to investigate the association of the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) IVS4 polymorphism with a gastric cancer (GC) risk in the Turkish population. A hospital-based case-control study was conducted in 93 patients with GC, and 113 healthy controls. The PTEN IVS4 (rs no: 3830675) polymorphism was determined by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The PTEN...
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