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Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in AKT1 and the risk of prostate cancer in the Chinese Han population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Mar 2017
Liu J M, Cheng S H, Xia C, Deng T, Zhu Y C, Wei X, Huang Z L, Liao B H, Luo D Y, Zhang Y G, Jin T, Wang K J, Huang J, Li H
Abstract excerpt
AKT1, also known as v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1, is involved in the regulation of cell-survival and anti-apoptotic activities, which may affect the pathogenesis of various cancers. However, the association between genetic variants of AKT1 and the risk of developing prostate cancer has not been investigated before. This study investigated the associations between three polymorphisms (rs1130214,...
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