Functional short tandem repeat polymorphism of PTPN11 and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese populations.

BACKGROUND: PTPN11, which encodes tyrosine phosphatase Shp2, is a critical gene mediating cellular responses to hormones and cytokines. Loss of Shp2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that PTPN11 functions as a tumor suppressor in HCC tumorgenesis. The aim of this study was to evalu...

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Main Authors: Xiankun Zhao, Shuxiang Hu, Lu Wang, Qing Zhang, Xiaodan Zhu, Hua Zhao, Chaoqun Wang, Ruiyang Tao, Siping Guo, Jing Wang, Jiejie Xu, Yan He, Yuzhen Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4157842?pdf=render