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The G-protein β3 polymorphism is associated with diffuse type gastric cancer in Japanese.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2010
Shibata Tomoyuki, Tahara Tomomitsu, Yonemura Joh, Okubo Masaaki, Yoshioka Daisuke, Nakamura Masakatsu, Ishizuka Takamitsu, Arisawa Tomiyasu, Hirata Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
From epidemiological evidence a high salt diet is a risk factor for gastric cancer, independent of Helicobacter pylori infection, and animal studies have shown that salt promotes carcinogenesis. The G-protein β 3(GNB3) C825T polymorphism has been linked with hypertension, salt sensitivity and multiple diseases. Our aim in this study was to clarify any association of the GNB3 C825T polymorphism with gastric cancer...
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