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Osteopontin promoter polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to gastric cancer.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2013
Lee Teng-Yu, Lin Jaw-Town, Wu Cheng-Chung, Yu Cheng-Chan, Wu Ming-Shiang, Lee Tso-Ching, Chen Hsiao-Ping, Wu Chun-Ying
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: To evaluate the significance of osteopontin (OPN) genotypes in the susceptibility to gastric cancer. BACKGROUND: The expression of OPN has been correlated with development, invasiveness, metastasis, and survival of gastric cancer, but the role of polymorphisms in the OPN promoter has not been investigated. STUDY: We enrolled 146 gastric cancer patients and 128 controls. DNA was extracted from peripheral...
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