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

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...

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Main Authors: Kun Huang, Erqiang Hu, Wan Li, Junjie Lv, Yuehan He, Gui Deng, Jinling Xiao, Chengcheng Yang, Xinyu Zhao, Lina Chen, Xinyan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-019-0914-8