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Genetic variant near TERC influencing the risk of gliomas with older age at diagnosis in a Chinese population.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Aug 2015
Wang Dianhong, Hu Enxi, Wu Pei, Yuan Wenjing, Xu Shancai, Sun Zhe, Shi Huaizhang, Yuan Jingtao, Li Guozhong, Zhao Shiguang
Abstract excerpt
A recent genome-wide association study has identified an association between rs1920116 near TERC and high-grade glioma in populations of European ancestry. In order to evaluate the effect of the SNP rs1920116 near TERC in the Chinese population, we examined associations of this candidate SNP with glioma in a sample of 1970 Chinese Han individuals. SNP genotype data were available for 980 Chinese glioma patients...
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