Short rare <it>hTERT</it>-VNTR2-2<sup>nd </sup>alleles are associated with prostate cancer susceptibility and influence gene expression

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>hTERT </it>(human telomerase reverse transcriptase) gene contains five variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) and previous studies have described polymorphisms for <it>hTERT</it>-VNTR2-2<sup>nd<...

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Main Authors: Jung Jaeil, Kim Wun-Jae, Chu In-Sun, Lee Sang-Yeop, Lee Se-Ra, Do Eun-Ju, Jung Se-Il, Yoon Se-Lyun, Kim Choung, Cheon Sang-Hyeon, Leem Sun-Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/393