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Effects of EZH2 polymorphisms on susceptibility to and pathological development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yu Yung-Luen, Su Kuo-Jung, Hsieh Yi-Hsien, Lee Hsiang-Lin, Chen Tzy-Yen, Hsiao Pei-Ching, Yang Shun-Fa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) gene encodes the histone methyltransferase that is the catalytic component of the polycomb repressive complex-2, which initiates epigenetic silencing of genes. The expression level of EZH2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly correlated with tumor progression; however, it has not been determined if specific EZH2 genetic variants are associated with the risk of...
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