(AC) dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in intron 1 of human EGFR shows ethnic specificities and high evidence for association with breast cancer

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 258-264

  Kharrat, N ^a,b   Al'Fadhli, S ^b   Rebai M ^a   Aifa, M S ^a   Kallel, I ^a   Khabir, A ^c   Sellami Boudawara, T ^c   Frikha, M ^c   Rebaï, Ahmed ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

AC repeat; Breast cancer; EGFR; Kuwaiti; Polymorphism; Tunisian

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; POPULATION GENETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 39149143384     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JBM.2008.1479     Document Type: Article

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