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Functional promoter rs2295080 T>G variant in MTOR gene is associated with risk of colorectal cancer in a Chinese population.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Mar 2015
Xu Ming, Gao Yan, Yu Tingting, Wang Jirong, Cheng Liang, Cheng Lifang, Cheng Dawei, Zhu Baoli
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BACKGROUND: The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays an important role in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). Recently, a functional polymorphism (rs2295080 T>G) in the promoter of MTOR has been shown to influence its expression and confer susceptibility to cancer. Therefore, in the present study, we sought to investigate the influence of this polymorphism on the risk of CRC....
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