Significant association between polymorphism of the erythropoietin gene promoter and myelodysplastic syndrome

• Main Authors: O'Brien Susan (Author), Yeh Chen-Hsiung (Author), Zhang Zhong (Author), Donahue Amber C (Author), Chen Clifford (Author), Wang Xiuqiang (Author), Zhang Xi (Author), Zhang Ke (Author), Kantarjian Hagop (Author), Ma Wanlong (Author), Garcia-Manero Guillermo (Author), Caporaso Neil (Author), Landgren Ola (Author), Albitar Maher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may be induced by certain mutagenic environmental or chemotherapeutic toxins; however, the role of susceptibility genes remains unclear. The G/G genotype of the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs16...