Association of polymorphisms in the heparanase gene (HPSE) with hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese populations

Abstract Heparanase activity is involved in cancer growth and development in humans and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the heparanase gene (HPSE) have been shown to be associated with tumors. In this study, we investigated whether SNPs in HPSE were a risk factor for hepatocellular carcino...

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Main Authors: Lixia Yu, Xiaoai Zhang, Yun Zhai, Hongxing Zhang, Wei Yue, Xiumei Zhang, Zhifu Wang, Hong Zhou, Gangqiao Zhou, Feng Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2017-10-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572017005025101&lng=en&tlng=en