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Hypertension, antihypertensives and mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau gene in renal cell carcinoma: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Nov 2005
Schouten Leo J, van Dijk Boukje A C, Oosterwijk Egbert, Hulsbergen-van de Kaa Christina A, Kiemeney Lambertus A L M, Goldbohm R Alexandra, Schalken Jack A, van den Brandt Piet A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hypertension and/or antihypertensive medication are reported to be risk factors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We investigated whether these risk factors are associated with von Hippel-Lindau gene (VHL) mutations in RCC. METHODS: The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer (NLCS) started in 1986 (n = 120 852 men and women) and uses the case-cohort methodology. After 11.3 years of follow-up, 337...
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