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Polymorphisms in autophagy genes are genetic susceptibility factors in glioblastoma development.
BMC cancer - 5 Feb 2022
Bueno-Martínez E, Lara-Almunia M, Rodríguez-Arias C, Otero-Rodríguez A, Garfias-Arjona S, González-Sarmiento R
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BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma is the most aggressive and common malignant primary brain tumor in adults. Many genetic, epigenetic and genomic mutations have been identified in this tumor, but no driving cause has been identified yet for glioblastoma pathogenesis. Autophagy has proved to be deregulated in different diseases such as cancer where it has a dual role, acting as a tumor suppression mechanism during the...
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