Article
Association of MTOR and AKT Gene Polymorphisms with Susceptibility and Survival of Gastric Cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Piao Ying, Li Ying, Xu Qian, Liu Jing-wei, Xing Cheng-zhong, Xie Xiao-dong, Yuan Yuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB, AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays a critical role in angiogenesis and cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, migration, differentiation, and apoptosis. Genetic diversity in key factors of this pathway may influence protein function and signal transduction, contributing to disease initiation and progression....
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