Article
Polymorphisms of CDKN1A gene and risk of retinoblastoma.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 2013
Carvalho Ivna Néria Silva Ribamar, Reis Adriana Helena de Oliveira, Cabello Pedro H, Vargas Fernando Regla
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant neoplasia that occurs mostly in children under 5 years. Recently, CDKN1A gene has been shown to be up-regulated in a context of loss of function of pRb. This gene encodes the p21 protein, which is the bona fide effector of p53. We hypothesized whether two putatively functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CDKN1A (rs1801270 C>A and rs1059234 C>T) may...
Topics
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
