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Association between CTLA-4 genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to osteosarcoma in Chinese Han population.
Endocrine - 1 Mar 2014
He Jinshan, Wang Jingcheng, Wang Daxin, Dai Shanhe, Yv Tangyun, Chen Pengtao, Ma Renshi, Diao Chunyv, Lv Guohua
Abstract excerpt
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common malignant primary bone tumor in the world. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 gene (CTLA-4) is an important candidate gene for influencing the development of OS. This study aimed to investigate the potential association of CTLA-4 genetic polymorphisms with OS risk in Chinese Han population. A total of 415 OS patients and 431 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. The...
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