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Leptin receptor Gln223Arg polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women: A case control study
BACKGROUND: Leptin, a 16 kDa polypeptide hormone, implicated in various physiological processes, exerts its action through the leptin receptor, a member of the class I cytokine receptor family. Both leptin and leptin receptor have recently been implicated in processes leading to breast cancer initia...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19017403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-338 |