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Genetic alterations of the MYH gene in gastric cancer.
Oncogene - 2 Sept 2004
Kim Chang Jae, Cho Yong Gu, Park Cho Hyun, Kim Su Young, Nam Suk Woo, Lee Sug Hyung, Yoo Nam Jin, Lee Jung Young, Park Won Sang
Abstract excerpt
Increased oxygen free radicals produced in gastric mucosa by H. pylori induce DNA damage and lead to dyspalsia and gastric cancers. However, only a small percentage of individuals that carry H. pylori develop gastric cancer, indicating that other factors are involved. We have screened a set of 95 sporadic gastric cancers for mutations and allele loss of the DNA glycosylase MYH gene, which excises adenine...
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