Article
Impact of BCL2 polymorphisms on survival in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Sept 2017
Hess Jochen, Stelmach Patrick, Eisenhardt Andreas, Rübben Herbert, Reis Henning, Schmid Kurt Werner, Bachmann Hagen Sjard
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of three BCL2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, i.e., c.-938C>A (rs2279115), c.21G>A (rs1801018), and c.*2203A>G (rs4987853) on survival in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. METHODS: We analyzed 179 patients who underwent surgical treatment for bladder cancer at the Clinic of Urology, University Hospital Essen, Germany. Genomic DNA was extracted and genotyped...
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