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CAPN10 alleles modify laryngeal cancer risk in the Spanish population.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Jan 2008
Esteban F, Royo J L, González-Moles M A, Gonzalez-Perez A, Redondo M, Moreno-Luna R, Rodríguez-Sola M, Gonzalez A, Real L M, Ruiz A, Ramírez-Lorca R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Laryngeal carcinoma is a common upper respiratory tract cancer with different environmental and genetic factors involved in its development. To date, CAPN10 has been found to be extensively associated with hyperinsulinaemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus, by different groups. In addition, some reports have shown evidence that hyperinsulinaemia exerts a protective effect on laryngeal cancer risk. On the other...
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