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Aspirin use and risk of colorectal cancer according to BRAF mutation status.
JAMA - 26 Jun 2013
Nishihara Reiko, Lochhead Paul, Kuchiba Aya, Jung Seungyoun, Yamauchi Mai, Liao Xiaoyun, Imamura Yu, Qian Zhi Rong, Morikawa Teppei, Wang Molin, Spiegelman Donna, Cho Eunyoung, Giovannucci Edward, Fuchs Charles S, Chan Andrew T, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Aspirin use reduces the risk of colorectal carcinoma. Experimental evidence implicates a role of RAF kinases in up-regulation of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2, cyclooxygenase 2), suggesting that BRAF-mutant colonic cells might be less sensitive to the antitumor effects of aspirin than BRAF-wild-type neoplastic cells. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the association of aspirin intake with...
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