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Effects of PPP1R13L and CD3EAP variants on lung cancer susceptibility among nonsmoking Chinese women.
Gene - 25 Jul 2013
Yin Jiaoyang, Guo Li, Wang Chunhong, Wang Huiwen, Ma Yegang, Liu Jian, Liang Duohong, Ma Jian, Zhao Yudan
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of lung cancer in the never-smokers could possibly be different from the one in smokers. PPP1R13L and CD3EAP on chromosome 19q13.3 are mainly involved in apoptosis and transcription. PPP1R13L and CD3EAP variants may be associated with cancer risk. We addressed the effects of variants/haplotypes of PPP1R13L rs1970764 and CD3EAP rs967591 and rs735482 on susceptibility of lung cancer among...
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