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Association of haplotypes of inflammation-related genes with gastric preneoplastic lesions in African Americans and Caucasians.
International journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2011
Zabaleta Jovanny, Camargo Maria C, Ritchie Marylyn D, Piazuelo Maria B, Sierra Rosa A, Turner Stephen D, Delgado Alberto, Fontham Elizabeth T H, Schneider Barbara G, Correa Pelayo, Ochoa Augusto C
Abstract excerpt
Identification of biomarkers is needed for development of screening programs to prevent gastric cancer. Because racial differences exist in cancer rates, we aimed to evaluate the association between polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes and gastric preneoplastic lesions in African Americans and Caucasians from Louisiana, USA. Gastric biopsies from 569 adults (361 African Americans and 208 Caucasians)...
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