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CD44 gene polymorphisms in breast cancer risk and prognosis: a study in North Indian population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tulsyan Sonam, Agarwal Gaurav, Lal Punita, Agrawal Sushma, Mittal Rama Devi, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cell surface biomarker CD44 plays an important role in breast cancer cell growth, differentiation, invasion, angiogenesis and tumour metastasis. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the role of CD44 gene polymorphisms in breast cancer risk and prognosis in North Indian population. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 258 breast cancer patients and 241 healthy controls were included in the case-control study...
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