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Association of erythropoietin gene rs576236 polymorphism and risk of adrenal tumors in a Chinese population
1 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a circulating glycosylated protein hormone and has been implicated in the development and progression of non-hematopoietic tissue tumors. The objective of the present study was to determine if the EPO rs576236 polymorphism was associated with the risk of adrenal tumors. We genotyped the EPO rs576236 polymorphism in a case-control study of 288 adrenal tumor patients and 456 cancer-free...
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