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TERT Polymorphism rs2853669 Influences on Lung Cancer Risk in the Korean Population.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Oct 2015
Yoo Seung Soo, Do Sook Kyung, Choi Jin Eun, Lee Shin Yup, Lee Jaehee, Cha Seung Ick, Kim Chang Ho, Park Jae Yong
Abstract excerpt
Short telomeres are known as one of the risk factors for human cancers. The present study was conducted to evaluate the association between 6 polymorphisms, which were related with short telomere length in the Korean population, and lung cancer risk using 1,100 cases and 1,096 controls. Among the 6 polymorphisms, TERT rs2853669 was significantly associated with increased lung cancer risk under a recessive model...
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