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TGFβ-1 and TGFBR2 polymorphisms, cooking oil fume exposure and risk of lung adenocarcinoma in Chinese nonsmoking females: a case control study.
BMC medical genetics - 10 Apr 2015
Ren Yangwu, Yin Zhihua, Li Kun, Wan Yan, Li Xuelian, Wu Wei, Guan Peng, Zhou Baosen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays an important role in regulating cellular functions, and many studies have demonstrated important roles for TGF-β in various cancers. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TGF-β may influence lung carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to test whether TGF-β1 C509T and TGF-β receptor II (TGFBR2) G-875A polymorphisms were associated with lung...
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