Genetic variants of GPER/GPR30, a novel estrogen-related G protein receptor, are associated with human seminoma

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1574-1589

  Chevalier, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Paul Bellon, Rachel ^a,b   Camparo, Philippe ^d   Michiels, Jean François ^e   Chevallier, Daniel ^c   Fénichel, Patrick ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^d FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^e PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Genetic susceptibility; GPER; GPR30; JKT 1 cells; Polymorphisms; Seminoma; SNP; Testicular cancer; Xeno estrogens

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 30;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEMINOMA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84892855364     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15011574     Document Type: Article

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