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RANTES promoter genotype and gastric cancer risk in a Japanese population.
Anticancer research - 1 Oct 2009
Tahara Tomomitsu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Nakamura Masakatsu, Yamashita Hiromi, Yoshioka Daisuke, Hirata Ichiro, Arisawa Tomiyasu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors is relevant in gastric carcinogenesis. Previous studies reported that the expression of RANTES is enhanced in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Elevated serum level of RANTES in gastric cancer patients was also reported. We aimed to clarify the effect of RANTES promoter polymorphism on the risk of gastric cancer (GC) in a Japanese...
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