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3'-UTR and functional secretor haplotypes in mannose-binding lectin 2 are associated with increased colon cancer risk in African Americans.
Cancer research - 15 Mar 2012
Zanetti Krista A, Haznadar Majda, Welsh Judith A, Robles Ana I, Ryan Bríd M, McClary Andrew C, Bowman Elise D, Goodman Julie E, Bernig Toralf, Chanock Stephen J, Harris Curtis C
Abstract excerpt
Because chronic intestinal inflammation is a risk factor for colorectal cancer, we hypothesized that genetic variants of inflammatory mediators, such as mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2), are associated with colon cancer susceptibility. Here, we report the association of 24 MBL2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and corresponding haplotypes with colon cancer risk in a case-control study. Four SNPs in the...
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