A genetic variation of the p38β promoter region is correlated with an increased risk of sporadic colorectal cancer

Oncology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-8

  Huang, Qinghua ^a   Chen, Dianke ^b   Song, Shunxin ^a,b   Fu, Xinhui ^b   Wei, Yisheng ^c   Lu, Jiachun ^c   Wang, Lei ^a,b   Wang, Jianping ^a,b  

^a Department of Colorectal Surgery ^*  (China)

^b THE SIXTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case control study; Colorectal cancer; P38 ; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84878326154     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1334     Document Type: Article

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