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SUBMITTER: Liu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3237736 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Zhensheng Z Ma Hongxia H Wei Sheng S Li Guojun G Sturgis Erich M EM Wei Qingyi Q
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20111012 12
<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies reported associations of the relative telomere length (RTL) and TERT variants with risk of several cancers, which have not been comprehensively investigated in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).<h4>Methods</h4>We detected RTL in peripheral blood lymphocytes and genotyped six selected functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the TERT gene in 888 SCCHN cases and 885 cancer-free controls of non-Hispanic whites.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, ...[more]