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Association between PTEN Gene IVS4 polymorphism and risk of cancer: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Sun Liping, Liu Jingwei, Yuan Quan, Xing Chengzhong, Yuan Yuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is a well established tumor suppressor gene. Recently, increasing studies investigated the association between PTEN IVS4 polymorphism (rs3830675) and risk of various types of cancer. However, the results from the individual studies were controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to elucidate whether PTEN IVS4 polymorphism was associated with cancer risk....
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