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Association between EGF +61A/G polymorphism and gastric cancer in Caucasians.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jan 2011
Araújo Ana Paula, Costa Bruno M, Pinto-Correia Ana L, Fragoso Maria, Ferreira Paula, Dinis-Ribeiro Mário, Costa Sandra, Reis Rui M, Medeiros Rui
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the association between epidermal growth factor (EGF) +61A/G polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer, through a cross-sectional study. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses were used to genotype EGF +61 in 207 patients with gastric lesions (162 patients with gastric adenocarcinomas, 45 with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia) and 984...
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