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Protective effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on colorectal adenomas is modified by a polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jan 2006
Siezen Christine L E, Tijhuis Mariken J, Kram Nicolien R, van Soest Eva M, de Jong Dirk J, Fodde Riccardo, van Kranen Henk J, Kampman Ellen
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OBJECTIVE: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a decreased risk of colorectal tumors. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in target genes of NSAID action, and their haplotypes, might modulate this protective effect. METHODS: A case-control study including 724 cases and 682 controls was used to evaluate the effect of NSAIDs on colorectal adenoma risk in The Netherlands, a country...
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