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Genetic polymorphisms in the cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 genes and risk of colorectal adenoma.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Jun 2009
Gong Zhihong, Bostick Roberd M, Xie Dawen, Hurley Thomas G, Deng Zonglin, Dixon Dan A, Zhang Jinhui, Hebert James R
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PURPOSE: Cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, COX1 and COX2, are key in converting arachidonic acid (AA) into prostaglandins that have been associated with colorectal carcinogenesis. The aim of our study was to investigate associations of polymorphisms in COX genes, alone and in interaction with exposur...
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