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Polymorphisms in inflammatory pathway genes and their association with colorectal cancer risk.
International journal of cancer - 15 Dec 2010
Frank Bernd, Hoffmeister Michael, Klopp Norman, Illig Thomas, Chang-Claude Jenny, Brenner Hermann
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammation is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), and polymorphisms in genes regulating inflammatory processes appear to alter the risk for neoplasia and the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in CRC chemoprevention. We examined the association between selected inflammation gene polymorphisms and CRC risk. In a large population-based case-control study with 1,795 CRC...
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