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Association between LAPTM4B gene polymorphism and breast cancer susceptibility in an Iranian population.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Aug 2014
Hashemi Mohammad, Amininia Sahadi, Ebrahimi Mahboubeh, Hashemi Seyed Mehdi, Yousefi Javad, Eskandari-Nasab Ebrahim, Taheri Mohsen, Ghavami Saeid
Abstract excerpt
Lysosome associated protein transmembrane 4beta (LAPTM4B) contribute to the risk of numerous cancers. The present study focused on the possible association between LAPTM4B polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer (BC) in an Iranian population in southeast Iran. This case control study includes 311 BC patients and 225 healthy women. Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood by salting out method and LAPTM4B...
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