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The TLR9 gene polymorphisms and the risk of cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang LuShun, Qin HaoJie, Guan Xuan, Zhang Kui, Liu ZhiRong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Growing studies have revealed the association between polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and susceptibility to cancer, however, the results remained inconsistent. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To assess the effect of three selected SNPs (rs352140, rs5743836 and rs187084) in TLR9 on cancer, we performed a meta-analysis based on 11 case-control studies, including a total of 6,585 cancer...
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