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CDH1 C-160A promoter polymorphism and gastric cancer risk.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Feb 2009
Corso Giovanni, Berardi Anna, Marrelli Daniele, Pedrazzani Corrado, Garosi Lorenzo, Pinto Enrico, Roviello Franco
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to find out whether C-160A single nucleotide polymorphism of the promoter region of the E-cadherin gene might be a potential genetic marker for identifying individuals at risk for gastric cancer (GC). To test this hypothesis, 412 GC patients and 408 controls were analyzed statistically. A PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay was adopted for C-160A single nucleotide...
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