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Association of a TFAM haplotype with aggressive prostate cancer in overweight or obese Mexican Mestizo men.
Urologic oncology - 1 Mar 2017
Granados Jesús Benítez, Méndez Juan Pablo, Feria-Bernal Guillermo, García-García Eduardo, Tejeda María Elena, Rojano-Mejía David, Tapia André, Canto Patricia
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with the development of cancer and obesity, being prostate cancer more aggressive in obese men. It has been suggested that the mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) plays a central role in these events. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the possible association of 3 TFAM polymorphisms, as well as their haplotypes, with the development...
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