Association between TP53 rs1042522 gene polymorphism and the risk of malignant bone tumors: a meta-analysis

Xin Huang1, Fashuai Wu1, Zhicai Zhang2

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.

Bioscience Reports
|March 6, 2019
PubMed

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