Leptin receptor Gln223Arg polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women: A case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/338 |