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A comprehensive analysis of common genetic variation in MUC1, MUC5AC, MUC6 genes and risk of stomach cancer.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Feb 2010
Jia Yanbin, Persson Christina, Hou Lifang, Zheng Zongli, Yeager Meredith, Lissowska Jolanta, Chanock Stephen J, Chow Wong-Ho, Ye Weimin
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OBJECTIVE: MUC1, MUC5AC, and MUC6 are main constituents of the mucus barrier in the stomach, which protects the underlying epithelium from acid, proteases, mechanical trauma, and pathogenic microorganisms. Accumulating evidence implicates potential roles of MUC1, MUC5AC, and MUC6 genetic variatio...
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