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ABO blood group alleles and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a Japanese population.
Cancer science - 1 May 2011
Nakao Makoto, Matsuo Keitaro, Hosono Satoyo, Ogata Saeko, Ito Hidemi, Watanabe Miki, Mizuno Nobumasa, Iida Shinsuke, Sato Shigeki, Yatabe Yasushi, Yamao Kenji, Ueda Ryuzo, Tajima Kazuo, Tanaka Hideo
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have investigated a possible association between the ABO blood group and the risk of pancreatic cancer (PC), but this association has not been fully evaluated in Asian populations. The present study aimed to assess the impact of genotype-derived ABO blood types, particularly ABO alleles, on the risk of PC in a Japanese population. We conducted a case-control study using 185 PC and 1465 control...
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