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TGFβ1 Leu10Pro polymorphism contributes to the development of prostate cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Cai Qiliang, Tang Yang, Zhang Minghao, Shang Zhiqun, Li Gang, Tian Jing, Jiang Ning, Quan Changyi, Niu Yuanjie
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) plays a significant role in regulating cellular proliferation and apoptosis. A large number of studies related to the association between TGFβ1 Leu10Pro polymorphism and prostate cancer (PC) risk, but get conflicting results. We performed a meta-analysis based on six studies, assessing the strength of the association using odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)....
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