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Effect of rs6983267 polymorphism in the 8q24 region and rs4444903 polymorphism in EGF gene on the risk of sporadic colorectal cancer in Iranian population.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Daraei A, Salehi R, Salehi M, Emami M H, Janghorbani M, Jonghorbani M, Mohamadhashem F, Tavakoli H
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the major causes of cancer-related morbidity, mortality, and human health problem worldwide. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in different genes are reported to be effective in increased risk of CRC in different ethnic population. We conducted a case-control study in patients diagnosed with sporadic colorectal cancer (n = 115) and healthy controls based on colonoscopy...
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