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Review: Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with the oncogenesis of colorectal cancer.
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Mimori Koshi, Tanaka Fumiaki, Shibata Kohei, Mori Masaki
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is provoked by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. We herein review the incidence and the mechanisms of action of the reported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the oncogenesis of CRC. More than 15 reports have studied the SNPs at 8q24, which are associated with the incidence of CRC as well as prostate cancer. We have also reported a SNP at the 10p14 locus, and...
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