Article
Functional BCL-2 regulatory genetic variants contribute to susceptibility of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Scientific reports - 1 Jul 2015
Pan Wenting, Yang Jinyun, Wei Jinyu, Chen Hongwei, Ge Yunxia, Zhang Jingfeng, Wang Zhiqiong, Zhou Changchun, Yuan Qipeng, Zhou Liqing, Yang Ming
Abstract excerpt
B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) prevents apoptosis and its overexpression could promote cancer cell survival. Multiple functional BCL-2 genetic polymorphisms, such as rs2279115, rs1801018 and rs1564483, have been identified previously and might be involved in cancer development through deregulating BCL-2 expression. Therefore, we examined associations between these three polymorphisms and esophageal squamous cell...
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