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TERT-CLPTM1L Rs401681 C>T polymorphism was associated with a decreased risk of esophageal cancer in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Yin Jun, Wang Liming, Zheng Liang, Wang Xu, Shi Yijun, Shao Aizhong, Ding Guowen, Liu Chao, Chen Suocheng, Tang Weifeng, Gu Haiyong
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BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer was the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in China in 2009. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for more than 90 percent of esophageal cancers. Genetic factors probably play an important role in the ESCC carcinogenesis. METHODS: We conducted a hospital based case-control study to evaluate functional hTERT...
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