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Genetic variants within ultraconserved elements and susceptibility to right- and left-sided colorectal adenocarcinoma.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2012
Lin Moubin, Eng Cathy, Hawk Ernest T, Huang Maosheng, Greisinger Anthony J, Gu Jian, Ellis Lee M, Wu Xifeng, Lin Jie
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We investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms within ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are associated with susceptibility to overall colorectal cancer (CRC) and susceptibility to tumor site-specific CRC. The study included 787 CRC patients and 551 healthy controls. The study comprised of a training set (520 cases and 341 controls) and a replication set (267 cases and 210 controls). We observed associations...
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