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Apolipoprotein B-100 XbaI gene polymorphism in gallbladder cancer.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 2004
Singh Mahendra Kumar, Pandey Udai Bhan, Ghoshal Uday Chand, Srivenu Itha, Kapoor Vinay Kumar, Choudhuri Gourdas, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein B (apoB) gene have been reported to be associated with altered serum lipids and susceptibility to cholesterol gallstones (GS). Gallstones are among the well-known risk factors for carcinoma of the gallbladder (GBC). In the present study, the association between the XbaI polymorphism of the apo B gene was examined in patients with GBC and GS and in normal controls in a...
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