Association of PD-1 polymorphisms with the risk and prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma in the northeastern Chinese Han population

• Main Authors: Kun Huang (Author), Erqiang Hu (Author), Wan Li (Author), Junjie Lv (Author), Yuehan He (Author), Gui Deng (Author), Jinling Xiao (Author), Chengcheng Yang (Author), Xinyu Zhao (Author), Lina Chen (Author), Xinyan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lung cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer worldwide, especially non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The marker of progression in lung adenocarcinoma, the main type of NSCLC, has been rarely studied. Programmed death 1 (PD-1) is an effective drug target for the treatment...