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SUBMITTER: Yang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4507820 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Bo B Heng Liang L Du Shuli S Yang Hua H Jin Tianbo T Lang Hongjun H Li Shanqu S
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 20150709
<h4>Background</h4>Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly invasive, aggressive, and incurable brain tumor. Genetic factors play important roles in GBM risk. The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of gene polymorphism on GBM susceptibility.<h4>Material and methods</h4>In this case-control study, we included 72 GBM patients and 320 healthy controls to analyze the association between 29 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and GBM cancer risk in the Chinese Han population. The single-nucleotide po ...[more]