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NOD2 3020insC alone is not sufficient for colorectal cancer predisposition.
Cancer research - 15 Oct 2004
Alhopuro Pia, Ahvenainen Taru, Mecklin Jukka-Pekka, Juhola Matti, Järvinen Heikki J, Karhu Auli, Aaltonen Lauri A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in NOD2 have been shown to associate with increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease. A recent Polish study linked the truncating NOD2 3020insC variant with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) at an older age (>50 years) of disease onset, with an odds ratio of 2.23. We studied the possible contribution of the 3020insC variant to CRC risk in a series of 1,042 Finnish population-based patients...
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