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Long telomere length and a TERT-CLPTM1 locus polymorphism association with melanoma risk.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Dec 2014
Llorca-Cardeñosa Marta J, Peña-Chilet Maria, Mayor Matias, Gomez-Fernandez Cristina, Casado Beatriz, Martin-Gonzalez Manuel, Carretero Gregorio, Lluch Ana, Martinez-Cadenas Conrado, Ibarrola-Villava Maider, Ribas Gloria
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Telomere length has been associated with the development of cancer. Studies have shown that shorter telomere length may be related to a decreased risk of cutaneous melanoma. Furthermore, deregulation of the telomere-maintaining gene complexes, has been related to this oncogenic process. Some variants in these genes seem to be correlated with a change in telomerase expression. We examined the effect of 10 single...
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