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Genetic variation in immune regulation and DNA repair pathways and stomach cancer 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 2009
Hussain Shehnaz K, Mu Li-Na, Cai Lin, Chang Shen-Chih, Park Sungshim Lani, Oh Sam S, Wang Yiren, Goldstein Binh Y, Ding Bao-Guo, Jiang Qingwu, Rao Jianyu, You Nai-Chieh Y, Yu Shun-Zhang, Papp Jeanette C, Zhao Jin-Kou, Wang Hua, Zhang Zuo-Feng
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of stomach cancer is high in certain parts of the world, particularly in China. Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection is the main risk factor, yet the vast majority of infected individuals remain unaffected with cancer, suggesting an important role of other risk factors. We conducted a population-based case-control study including 196 incident stomach cancer cases and 397 matched controls to test...
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