Telomere Dysfunction: A Potential Cancer Predisposition Factor
Wu X, Amos C, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Grossman B, Shay J, Luo S, Hong W, Spitz M. Telomere Dysfunction: A Potential Cancer Predisposition Factor. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2003, 95: 1211-1218. PMID: 12928346, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djg011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlotting, SouthernCarcinoma, Renal CellCase-Control StudiesDNA DamageDNA RepairDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFlow CytometryGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceKidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOdds RatioRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSmokingTelomereUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsControl subjectsTelomere lengthNeck cancerOdds ratioCancer riskShort telomeresOngoing case-control studyPercent of patientsRenal cell cancerCase-control studyPeripheral blood lymphocytesLongest quartileCase patientsCell cancerSmoking statusDisease characteristicsBladder cancerBlood lymphocytesStratified analysisGenetic instabilityHuman bladderRenal cellsStudy participantsCancerPredisposition factors
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