Article
High Prevalence of the BIM Deletion Polymorphism in Young Female Breast Cancer in an East Asian Country.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Lin Ching-Hung, Shen Chen-Yang, Lee Jih-Hsiang, Huang Chiun-Sheng, Yang Chih-Hsin, Kuo Wen-Hung, Chang Dwan-Ying, Hsiung Chia-Ni, Kuo Kuan-Ting, Chen Wei-Wu, Chen I-Chun, Wu Pei-Fang, Kuo Sung-Hsin, Chen Chien-Jen, Lu Yen-Shen, Cheng Ann-Lii
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A rapid surge of female breast cancer has been observed in young women in several East Asian countries. The BIM deletion polymorphism, which confers cell resistance to apoptosis, was recently found exclusively in East Asian people with prevalence rate of 12%. We aimed to evaluate the...
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