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Mutations in Fanconi anemia genes and the risk of esophageal cancer.
Human genetics - 1 May 2011
Akbari Mohammad R, Malekzadeh Reza, Lepage Pierre, Roquis David, Sadjadi Ali R, Aghcheli Karim, Yazdanbod Abbas, Shakeri Ramin, Bashiri Jafar, Sotoudeh Masoud, Pourshams Akram, Ghadirian Parviz, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is very high in northeastern Iran. Previously, we reported a strong familial component of ESCC among Turkmens, who constitute approximately one-half of the population of this region. We hypothesized that the genes which cause Fanconi anemia might be candidate genes for ESCC. We sequenced the entire coding regions of 12 Fanconi anemia genes in the germline...
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