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Polymorphisms in COX-2, NSAID use and risk of basal cell carcinoma in a prospective study of Danes.
Mutation research - 1 Apr 2007
Vogel Ulla, Christensen Jane, Wallin Håkan, Friis Søren, Nexø Bjørn A, Tjønneland Anne
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We investigated the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in relation to a number of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in the inflammatory response. A case-control study including 322 BCC cases and a similar number of controls was nested in a population-based prospective study of 57,053 individuals (aged 50-64 at inclusion) in Denmark. NSAID use was associated with a slightly decreased risk of BCC...
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