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Reversion-Inducing-Cysteine-Rich Protein With Kazal Motifs (RECK) Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphism With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2016
Bahgat Dina M Rasheed, Shahin Rasha Mohamad Hosny, Makar Nada Nasr, Aziz Ashraf Omar Abdel, Hunter Shereen Shoukry
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BACKGROUND: The reversion-inducing-cysteine-rich protein with kazal motifs (RECK) gene is a transformation suppressor gene that can negatively regulate matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and inhibit tumor invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. So, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of RECK gene rs 11788747 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) susceptibility and its...
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