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A functional CNVR_3425.1 damping lincRNA FENDRR increases lifetime risk of lung cancer and COPD in Chinese.
Carcinogenesis - 8 Mar 2018
Yang Lei, Wu Di, Chen Jinbin, Chen Jiansong, Qiu Fuman, Li Yinyan, Liu Li, Cao Yi, Yang Binyao, Zhou Yifeng, Lu Jiachun
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Genomic imbalance referring to somatic variation in chromosome copies represents the most frequent event in tumorigenesis. Germline copy number variations (gCNVs) overlapping regions of genomic imbalance harbor similar structural characteristics and thus influence tumor susceptibility. We aimed to test effects of such gCNVs on the risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Genomic...
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