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The association of cyclin D1 G870A and E-cadherin C-160A polymorphisms with the risk of colorectal cancer in a case control study and meta-analysis.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jun 2008
Tan Xiang-Lin, Nieters Alexandra, Kropp Silke, Hoffmeister Michael, Brenner Hermann, Chang-Claude Jenny
Abstract excerpt
Cyclin D1 (CCND1) and E-cadherin (CDH1) have been shown to be important genes of the beta-catenin/LEF pathway that is involved in colorectal carcinogenesis. However, epidemiological studies on relationship between genetic variants of these two genes and colorectal cancer (CRC) have shown inconsistent results. In a population-based case-control study (498 cases and 600 controls), we assessed the association of...
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