Lung Cancer
Reports from P. Zhan and co-researchers add new data to research in lung cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, September 21st, 2010
Research findings, 'ERCC2/XPD Lys751Gln and Asp312Asn gene polymorphism and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis involving 22 case-control studies,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Nanjing, People's Republic of China, "Published data on the association between XPD Lys751Gln and Asp312Asn gene polymorphism and lung cancer risk are inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed."
"A total of 22 studies including 15,507 subjects for XPD Lys751Gln genotype and 13,198 subjects for XPD Asp312Asn genotype were examined. For XPD Lys751Gln genotype, significantly increased lung cancer risk was...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-09-21)
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