Functional polymorphism -31C/G in the promoter of BIRC5 gene and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma among chinese.

Secondly, although the highly significant association between BIRC5 and susceptibility to NPC is derived from a biologically based a priori hypothesis, our initial findings should be independently verified in other populations with a high incidence rate of NPC, such as other southern Chinese, Singaporeans, and Taiwanese.

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