Published in Pharma Law Weekly, September 26th, 2006
Study 1: Genetic susceptibility to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) could be linked to the A870G cyclin D1 (CCND1) gene polymorphism.
"NPC is multifactorial, and the genetic background may be a crucial etiologic factor. CCND1 is a key regulator of the cell cycle, and its altered activity is associated with the development of cancer. We analyzed the A870G CCND1 polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 281 individuals, including 94 patients with NPC and 187 healthy individuals,"...
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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2006-09-26)
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