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CYP2C9 variants increase risk of colorectal adenoma recurrence and modify associations with smoking but not aspirin treatment.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Jan 2013
Barry Elizabeth L, Poole Elizabeth M, Baron John A, Makar Karen W, Mott Leila A, Sandler Robert S, Ahnen Dennis J, Bresalier Robert S, McKeown-Eyssen Gail E, Ulrich Cornelia M
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PURPOSE: The cytochrome P450 2C9 enzyme (CYP2C9) is involved in metabolism of endogenous compounds, drugs, and procarcinogens. Two common nonsynonymous polymorphisms in CYP2C9 are associated with reduced enzyme activity: CYP2C9*2 (rs1799853, R144C) and CYP2C9*3 (rs1057910, I359L). METHODS: We investigated whether CYP2C9 genotype was associated with risk of colorectal adenoma and/or modified associations with...
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