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Gastric Cancer
New data from Nanjing Medical University illuminate research in gastric cancer
May 21st, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, " The C-31G polymorphism in the survivin promoter could de-represse the cell-cycle-dependent transcription of the human survivin gene, resulting in overexpression of survivin. This survivin mutation has only been studied on cervical carcinoma." "However, no study has ever been conducted to evaluate the effect of the polymorphism on other cancers, including gastric cancer. In this hospital-based, case-control study, we investigated the association between the survivin C-31G polymorphism and risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population using polymerase chain...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-21)
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