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SUBMITTER: Niu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3023825 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Niu Jiangong J Huang Yu-Jing YJ Wei Sheng S Liu Zhensheng Z Wang Li-E LE Chang Shine S Chamberlain Robert M RM El-Naggar Adel K AK Sturgis Erich M EM Wei Qingyi Q
Head & neck 20101014 5
<h4>Background</h4>To the best of our knowledge, no studies to date have evaluated roles of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) polymorphisms in risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).<h4>Methods</h4>A hospital-based study of 1082 patients with SCCHN and 1120 cancer-free controls was performed to investigate associations between 2 functional polymorphisms, -1195T>C and -709G>C, in the IGFBP5 promoter region and SCCHN risk.<h4>Results</h4>We demonstrated th ...[more]