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Association of the Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase rs10069690 Polymorphism with the Risk, Age at Onset and Prognosis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences - 17 Jan 2023
Zins Karin, Peka Elisabeth, Miedl Heidi, Ecker Stefanie, Abraham Dietmar, Schreiber Martin
Abstract excerpt
Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) plays a key role in the maintenance of telomere DNA length. The rs10069690 single nucleotide variant, located in intron 4 of TERT, was found to be associated with telomere length and the risk of estrogen receptor-negative but not-positive breast cancer. This study aimed at analysis of the association of rs10069690 genotype and TERT expression with the risk, age at onset,...
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