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Influence of the C161T but not Pro12Ala polymorphism in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma on colorectal cancer in an Indian population.
Cancer science - 1 Aug 2005
Jiang Jing, Gajalakshmi Vendhan, Wang Jingweng, Kuriki Kiyonori, Suzuki Sadao, Nakamura Seiichi, Akasaka Susumu, Ishikawa Hideki, Tokudome Shinkan
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between Pro12Ala and C161T polymorphisms in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) gene and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. We recruited 301 newly diagnosed CRC patients and 291 healthy control subjects at the Madras Cancer Institute in Chennai, India, from 1999 to 2001. Genotypes of the Pro12Ala and C161T polymorphisms were...
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