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Correlation of CLPTM1L polymorphisms with lung cancer susceptibility and response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy in a Chinese Han population.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Liang Yiqian, Thakur Asmitananda, Gao Lei, Wang Ting, Zhang Shuo, Ren Hui, Meng Junhui, Geng Tingting, Jin Tianbo, Chen Mingwei
Abstract excerpt
The implication of genetic factors in predisposition to cancer is a recognized fact. The Cleft lip and palate transmembrane 1-like (CLPTM1L) gene resides in a locus in the chromosome 5p15.33 region that is associated with lung cancer susceptibility and has a role in carcinogenesis. We conducted a case-control study in a Chinese population of 309 pathologically confirmed lung cancer patients and 310 controls to...
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