No association between germline allele-specific expression of TGFBR1 and colorectal cancer risk in Caucasian and Ashkenazi populations.

Tipus de Publicació:

Journal Article

Autors:

Seguí, N; Stevens, KN; Guinó, E; Rozek, LS; Moreno, VR; Capellá, G; Gruber, SB; Valle, L

Orígen:

British journal of cancer, Volume 104, Issue 4, p.735-40 (2011)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6606079

Resum:

Germline allele-specific expression (ASE) of the TGFBR1 gene has been reported as a strong risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) with an odds ratio close to 9. Considering the potential implications of the finding, we undertook the task of validating the initial results in this study.

Pubmed ID: 21224855