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[Association of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism to gastric cancer risk in a hight risk population of Costa Rica].
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Alpízar-Alpízar Warner, Sierra Rafaela, Cuenca Patricia, Une Clas, Mena Fernando, Pérez-Pérez Guillenno Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer associated death cause worldwide. Several factors have been associated with higher risk to develop gastric cancer, among them genetic predisposition. The p53 gene has a polymorphism located at codon 72. which has been associated with higher risk of several types of cancer, including gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the association of p53, codon...
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