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Polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase-2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 and esophageal cancer risk in Southeast Chinese males.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 May 2009
Ding Jian-Hua, Li Su-Ping, Cao Hai-Xia, Wu Jian-Zhong, Gao Chang-Ming, Su Ping, Liu Yan-Ting, Zhou Jian-Nong, Chang Jun, Yao Gen-Hong
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AIM: To evaluate the impact of alcohol dehydrogenase-2 (ADH2) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) polymorphisms on esophageal cancer susceptibility in Southeast Chinese males. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-one esophageal cancer patients and 191 healthy controls from Taixing city in Jiangsu Province were enrolled in this study. ADH2 and ALDH2 genotypes were examined by polymerase chain reaction and denaturing...
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