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ADRA2A Germline Gene Polymorphism is Associated to the Severity, but not to the Risk, of Breast Cancer.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Apr 2016
Kaabi Batoul, Belaaloui Ghania, Benbrahim Wassila, Hamizi Kamel, Sadelaoud Mourad, Toumi Wided, Bounecer Hocine
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer (BC) prognosis and risk were associated to obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Two Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) of the adrenergic receptor-2a gene (ADRA2A): rs1800544 and rs553668, have been associated to these metabolic disorders. We investigated these SNPs in BC risk and prognosis. A total of 102 BC patients and 102 healthy controls were included. The rs1800544 and...
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