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Smoking and COX-2 functional polymorphisms interact to increase the risk of gastric cardia adenocarcinoma in Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Zhang Xue-Mei, Zhong Rong, Liu Li, Wang Ying, Yuan Ju-Xiang, Wang Peng, Sun Chuang, Zhang Zhi, Song Wen-Guang, Miao Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Over-expression and increased activity of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 induced by smoking has been implicated in the development of cancer. This study aimed to explore the interaction between smoking and functional polymorphisms of COX-2 in modulation of gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) risk. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Three COX-2 polymorphisms, including -1195G>A (rs689466), -765G>C (rs20417), and 587Gly>Arg...
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