Article
Caspase 8 and caspase 9 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to gastric cancer.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 1 Oct 2011
Liamarkopoulos Emmanouil, Gazouli Maria, Aravantinos Gerasimos, Tzanakis Nikolaos, Theodoropoulos George, Rizos Spyros, Nikiteas Nikolaos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Caspase-8 (CASP8) and caspase-9 (CASP9) play crucial roles in regulating apoptosis, and their functional polymorphisms may alter cancer risk. Our aim was to investigate the association of CASP8 and CASP9 gene polymorphisms with gastric cancer (GC) susceptibility. METHODS: We undertook a case-control study of 88 GC cases and 480 controls to investigate the association between CASP8 -652 6N ins/del and...
Topics
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Caspase 8
- Caspase 9
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
