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Cyclooxygenase-2 polymorphisms and the risk of esophageal adeno- or squamous cell carcinoma.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jul 2009
Kristinsson Jón O, van Westerveld Paul, te Morsche Rene H M, Roelofs Hennie M J, Wobbes T, Witteman Ben J M, Tan Adriaan C I T L, van Oijen Martijn G H, Jansen Jan B M J, Peters Wilbert H M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine whether -1195 A-->G and/or -765 G-->C polymorphisms in Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) may have a risk modifying effect on the development of esophageal carcinoma in a Dutch Caucasian population. METHODS: Two study groups were recruited, 252 patients with esophageal carcinoma and 240 healthy controls, matched for race, age, gender and recruiting area. DNA was isolated from whole blood and used for...
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