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Genetic polymorphisms of cyclooxygenase-2 and colorectal adenoma risk: the Self Defense Forces Health Study.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2008
Ueda Naoyuki, Maehara Yoshihiko, Tajima Osamu, Tabata Shinji, Wakabayashi Keiji, Kono Suminori
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenase (COX) is a key enzyme in the formation of prostaglandins, and an inducible isoform of COX, COX-2, has been implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis. This study investigated the relation of COX-2 polymorphisms (-1195G>A, -765G>C and 8160A>G) to colorectal adenomas in a case-control study of male officials in the Self Defense Forces (SDF). The study subjects were 455 cases of colorectal adenoma and...
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