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Polymorphisms of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 as a predictor for risk and patient survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Aug 2015
Zhao Lei, Chi Feng, Xi Mian, Shen Jing-Xian, Li Qiao-Qiao, He Li-Ru, Liu Shi-Liang, Liu Meng-Zhong
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Genetic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) play a critical role in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) gene polymorphisms and ESCC patients risk and survival after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We undertook a...
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