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Genetic polymorphisms in alcohol metabolism, alcohol intake and the risk of stomach cancer in Warsaw, Poland.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2007
Zhang Fang Fang, Hou Lifang, Terry Mary Beth, Lissowska Jolanta, Morabia Alfredo, Chen Jinbo, Yeager Meredith, Zatonski Witold, Chanock Stephen, Chow Wong-Ho
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variations increasing blood levels of acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of alcohol, refrain their carriers from drinking alcohol but may also put them at increased risk of cancer because of the mutagenic and carcinogenic effect of acetaldehyde. In a population-based study of 305 cases and 428 controls in Warsaw, Poland, we evaluated the effect of polymorphisms in alcohol metabolizing genes, including...
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