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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/393 |