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Multi-drug resistance 1 polymorphism is associated with reduced risk of gastric cancer in the Japanese population.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 2007
Tahara Tomomitsu, Arisawa Tomiyasu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Hirata Ichiro, Nakano Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Host genetic factors play a key role in gastric carcinogenesis, but the mechanism has not been clarified. The multi-drug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene mediates the expression of P-glycoprotein, which has a role in active transport of various substrates, including xenobiotics, and thus has a protective function in various tissues and organs like gastrointestinal epithelial cells. C3435T...
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