Article
SIRT1 (rs3740051) role in pituitary adenoma development.
BMC medical genetics - 20 Nov 2019
Liutkeviciene Rasa, Vilkeviciute Alvita, Morkunaite Greta, Glebauskiene Brigita, Kriauciuniene Loresa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our purpose was to determine if SIRT1 (rs4746720, rs3740051) genotypes have an influence on the development of pituitary adenoma (PA). METHODS: The study group included 142 patients with pituitary adenoma (PA) and the control group consisted of 826 healthy people. The genotyping of SIRT1 (rs4746720, rs3740051) was carried out using the real-time polymerase chain reaction method. RESULTS: Statistically...
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