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Cancer stem cell marker Musashi-1 rs2522137 genotype is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Xu, Hu Ji-Fan, Tan Yehui, Cui Jiuwei, Wang Guanjun, Mrsny Randall J, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
Gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been extensively studied in association with development and prognosis of various malignancies. However, the potential role of genetic polymorphisms of cancer stem cell (CSC) marker genes with respect to cancer risk has not been examined. We conducted a case-control study involving a total of 1000 subjects (500 lung cancer patients and 500 age-matched cancer-free...
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