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Association of FGFR3 and FGFR4 gene polymorphisms with breast cancer in Chinese women of Heilongjiang province.
Oncotarget - 20 Oct 2015
Jiang Yongdong, Sun Shanshan, Wei Wei, Ren Yanlv, Liu Jing, Pang Da
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor pathway is activated in many tumors. FGFR2 has been identified as a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Common variation in other FGF receptors might also affect breast cancer risk. We carried out a case-control study to investigate associations of variants in FGFR3 and FGFR4 with breast cancer in women from Heilongjiang Province. METHODS: SNP rs2234909 and...
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