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Body size, physical activity and risk of colorectal cancer with or without the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP).
PloS one - 5 Apr 2011
Hughes Laura A E, Simons Colinda C J M, van den Brandt Piet A, Goldbohm R Alexandra, de Goeij Anton F, de Bruïne Adriaan P, van Engeland Manon, Weijenberg Matty P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated how body size and physical activity influence the risk of the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: In the Netherlands Cohort Study (n = 120,852), risk factors were self-reported at baseline in 1986. After 7.3 years of follow-up, 603 cases and 4,631 sub-cohort members were available. CIMP status according to the Weisenberger markers was determined...
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