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Associations of polymorphisms of rs693 and rs1042031 in apolipoprotein B gene with risk of breast cancer in Chinese.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2013
Liu Xiaoyi, Wang Yu, Qu Huili, Hou Minghui, Cao Weihong, Ma Zhongliang, Wang Haibo
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BACKGROUND: Lipid synthesis is an integrated result of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors, and also can promote growth and survival of cancer cells. Apolipoprotein B plays a central role in lipid metabolism as the major protein component of very-low-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein. METHODS: We investigated the associations of polymorphisms of rs693 (-7673C>T) and rs1042031 (-12669 G>A)...
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