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A Large-scale genetic association study of esophageal adenocarcinoma risk.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 2010
Liu Chen-Yu, Wu Michael C, Chen Feng, Ter-Minassian Monica, Asomaning Kofi, Zhai Rihong, Wang Zhaoxi, Su Li, Heist Rebecca S, Kulke Matthew H, Lin Xihong, Liu Geoffrey, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) has been increasing rapidly, particularly among white males, over the past few decades in the USA. However, the etiology of EA and the striking male predominance is not fully explained by known risk factors. To identify susceptible genes for EA risk, we conducted a pathway-based candidate gene association study on 335 Caucasian EA cases and 319 Caucasian controls. A...
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