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p53 codon 72 polymorphism and the risk of esophageal cancer: a Korean case-control study.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Nov 2011
Piao J-M, Kim H N, Song H-R, Kweon S-S, Choi J-S, Yoon J-Y, Chung I J, Kim S-H, Shin M-H
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess whether p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer (EC) in South Korea. We conducted a case-control study including 340 patients with EC, and 1700 controls. P53 codon 72 polymorphism was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The frequencies of p53 codon 72 polymorphisms (Arg/Arg, Arg/Pro, and Pro/Pro) in EC were 39.4%,...
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