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Variants of DNA repair genes and the risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in China.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2008
Zhang Mingdong, Huang Wen-Yi, Andreotti Gabriella, Gao Yu-Tang, Rashid Asif, Chen Jinbo, Sakoda Lori C, Shen Ming-Chang, Wang Bing-Sheng, Chanock Stephen, Hsing Ann W
Abstract excerpt
Biliary tract cancers, which encompass tumors of the gallbladder, extrahepatic ducts, and ampulla of Vater, are relatively rare tumors with a high fatality rate. Other than a close link with gallstones, the etiology of biliary tract cancers is poorly understood. We conducted a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China, to examine whether genetic variants in several DNA repair genes are associated...
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