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Genetic variation in 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase and colon cancer susceptibility.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Thompson Cheryl L, Fink Stephen P, Lutterbaugh James D, Elston Robert C, Veigl Martina L, Markowitz Sanford D, Li Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) is a metabolic antagonist of COX-2, catalyzing the degradation of inflammation mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and other prostanoids. Recent studies have established the 15-PGDH gene as a colon cancer suppressor. METHODS: We evaluated 15-PDGH as a colon cancer susceptibility locus in a three-stage design. We first genotyped 102 single-nucleotide...
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