Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the DMBT1 promoter and the progression of breast cancer

Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Nutritional Research, Umea University, Sweden˚Dear Sir,The gene, deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1,OMIM 601969), locating in chromosome 10q25-26, has beensuggested to be a putative candidate tumor suppressor gene inepithelial cancers. Loss or decreased DMBT1 gene expressionhas been originally reported in brain tumors