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CTLA4 gene polymorphism in Italian patients with colorectal adenoma and cancer.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2005
Solerio E, Tappero G, Iannace L, Matullo G, Ayoubi M, Parziale A, Cicilano M, Sansoè G, Framarin L, Vineis P, Rosina F
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Colorectal cancer is a major health problem. Colonoscopic colorectal cancer screening is cumbersome and expensive. Identification of genetic risk of colorectal cancer may help to select the subjects who could benefit from colonoscopy. The immune system plays a fundamental role in the human-environment interaction, and the carcinogenic effects of many environmental factors are mediated by the...
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