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Absence of association between HPV DNA, TP53 codon 72 polymorphism, and risk of oesophageal cancer in a high-risk area of China.
Cancer letters - 26 Jan 2001
Peixoto Guimaraes D, Hsin Lu S, Snijders P, Wilmotte R, Herrero R, Lenoir G, Montesano R, Meijer C J, Walboomers J, Hainaut P
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed TP53 codon 72 polymorphism, HPV DNA in 32 subjects with oesophageal cancer and 57 healthy subjects with normal oesophageal cytology from an area of China with a high prevalence for this cancer (Linxian County, Henan Province). The frequency of the proline allele (0.63) was significantly higher in the Chinese population than in most European or American populations. No significant association was found...
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