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Single nucleotide polymorphism rs2274084 of gap junction protein beta 2 gene among Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumors.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 14 Feb 2018
Xiao Hua, Liu Wen, Zhao Zhenzhen, Zhang Yan, Song Yingying, Luo Bing
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BACKGROUND: Gap junction protein beta 2 gene (GJB2) encodes one of connexins- Connexin 26 (Cx26), which mainly expressed in epithelial cells. Cx26 is usually considered a channel to exchange information between cells, which plays a critical role in tumor cell proliferation. OBJECTIVE: We investigated GJB2 rs2274084 polymorphism in three types of tumors, including nasophoryngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric cancer...
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