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Ornithine decarboxylase G316A genotype is prognostic for colorectal adenoma recurrence and predicts efficacy of aspirin chemoprevention.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Apr 2008
Hubner Richard A, Muir Kenneth R, Liu Jo-Fen, Logan Richard F A, Grainge Matthew J, Houlston Richard S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The chemopreventive activity of aspirin in colorectal neoplasia may be explained in part by its effect on polyamine metabolism. The ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) G316A polymorphism affects polyamine metabolism through altered expression of ODC. We investigated the influence of ODC G316A on the chemopreventive activity of aspirin in colorectal adenoma (CRA) recurrence. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We genotyped...
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