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Ornithine decarboxylase-1 polymorphism, chemoprevention with eflornithine and sulindac, and outcomes among colorectal adenoma patients.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 6 Oct 2010
Zell Jason A, McLaren Christine E, Chen Wen-Pin, Thompson Patricia A, Gerner Eugene W, Meyskens Frank L
Abstract excerpt
The ornithine decarboxylase-1 (ODC1) polymorphism at position +316 affects binding by transcriptional activators and repressors and modulates the risk of metachronous colorectal adenomas, particularly in association with aspirin use. We investigated the effects of ODC1 after treatment with difluoromethylornithine (eflornithine)/sulindac or placebo. Two hundred twenty-eight colorectal adenoma patients in a...
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