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Genetic variations on chromosomes 5p15 and 15q25 and bladder cancer risk: findings from the Los Angeles-Shanghai bladder case-control study.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2011
Gago-Dominguez Manuela, Jiang Xuejuan, Conti David V, Castelao Jose Esteban, Stern Mariana C, Cortessis Victoria K, Pike Malcolm C, Xiang Yong-Bing, Gao Yu-Tang, Yuan Jian-Min, Van Den Berg David J
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies have associated common variations at chromosomes 5p15 and 15q25 with lung cancer risk. The 5p15 locus has also been associated with increased bladder cancer risk in a recent report. The 15q25 locus has been associated with nicotine dependence and self-reported number of cigarettes smoked per day in some studies and it was proposed that its association with lung cancer may be...
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