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LILRA3 is associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia risk in a Chinese Population.
International journal of molecular sciences - 24 Apr 2013
Jiao Yang, Wang Li, Gu Xin, Tao Sha, Tian Lu, Na Rong, Chen Zhuo, Kang Jian, Zheng Siqun L, Xu Jianfeng, Sun Jielin, Qi Jun
Abstract excerpt
A recent prostate cancer (PCa) genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified rs103294, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located on LILRA3, a key component in the regulation of inflammatory inhibition, to be significantly associated with PCa risk in a Chinese population. Because inflammation may be a common etiological risk factor between PCa and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the current study was...
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