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5'UTR +24T>C CR2 is not associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma development in the North Region of Portugal.
Oral diseases - 1 May 2016
Sousa H, Bastos M J, Ribeiro J, Oliveira S, Breda E, Catarino R, Medeiros R
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OBJECTIVE: We have analysed the association of the +24T>C polymorphism (rs3813946) in CR2, the cellular receptor for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), in the susceptibility for the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS: A retrospective case-control study was developed with peripheral blood samples from 111 individuals with NPC and 608 healthy individuals (controls) from the North region of Portugal. The...
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