Association of germline variation in CCNE1 and CDK2 with breast cancer risk, progression and survival among Chinese Han women.

BACKGROUND: Somatic alterations of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)-cyclin E complex have been shown to contribute to breast cancer (BC) development and progression. This study aimed to explore the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CDK2 and CCNE1 (a gene encoding G1/S specific cyc...

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Main Authors: Ji-Yuan Han, Hui Wang, Yun-Tao Xie, Yan Li, Li-Yuan Zheng, Yuan Ruan, Ai-Ping Song, Xin-Xia Tian, Wei-Gang Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3504019?pdf=render