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Mutations of C-reactive protein (CRP) -286 SNP, APC and p53 in colorectal cancer: implication for a CRP-Wnt crosstalk.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Su Hai-Xiang, Zhou Hai-Hong, Wang Ming-Yu, Cheng Jin, Zhang Shi-Chao, Hui Feng, Chen Xue-Zhong, Liu Shan-Hui, Liu Qin-Jiang, Zhu Zi-Jiang, Hu Qing-Rong, Wu Yi, Ji Shang-Rong
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an established marker of inflammation with pattern-recognition receptor-like activities. Despite the close association of the serum level of CRP with the risk and prognosis of several types of cancer, it remains elusive whether CRP contributes directly to tumorigenesis or just represents a bystander marker. We have recently identified recurrent mutations at the SNP position -286...
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