Nrf2 gene mutation and single nucleotide polymorphism rs6721961 of the Nrf2 promoter region in renal cell cancer

Abstract Background Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) is involved in cell proliferation by promotion of metabolic activity. It is also the major regulator of antioxidants and has a pivotal role in tumor cell proliferation and resistance to chemotherapy. Accordingly, we investigated...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Takao Kamai, Satoru Higashi, Satoshi Murakami, Kyoko Arai, Hiromichi Shirataki, Ken-Ichiro Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6347-0