Copy number variation at 6q13 is associated with lung cancer risk in a Han Chinese population.

doi:10.3109/01902148.2013.822946

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Copy number variation at 6q13 is associated with lung cancer risk in a Han Chinese population.

Experimental lung research - 1 Dec 2013

Hu Xiao-Yun, Bai Xu-Ming, Qiao Xue, Zhu Ya-Qun

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Copy number variations (CNVs), a major source of human genetic polymorphism, have been suggested to have an important role in genetic susceptibility to common diseases such as cancer, immune diseases, and neurological disorders. Lung cancer is a multifactorial tumor closely associated with genetic background. Previous genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are...

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Copy number variation at 6q13 is associated with lung cancer risk in a Han Chinese population.

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