Wanghong Xu

ORCID: 0000-0003-2045-2218 · 2 papers in corpus

2009

Association of the progesterone receptor gene with endometrial cancer risk in a Chinese population.

Cancer ·doi:10.1002/cncr.24289

BackgroundSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the progesterone receptor (PGR) gene have been associated with the risk of endometrial cancer. However, to the authors' knowledge, no study to date has systematically evaluated the role of…

article 2009

No Association between Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3, and MMP-7 SNPs and Endometrial Cancer Risk

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0244

The matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) function as regulators of the dynamic tissue remodeling that occurs in the endometrial lining of the uterus during the normal human menstrual cycle; dysregulation of the MMPs is thought to contribute to t…