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Germline variation in NCF4, an innate immunity gene, is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
International journal of cancer - 15 Mar 2014
Ryan Bríd M, Zanetti Krista A, Robles Ana I, Schetter Aaron J, Goodman Julie, Hayes Richard B, Huang Wen-Yi, Gunter Mark J, Yeager Meredith, Burdette Laurie, Berndt Sonja I, Harris Curtis C
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammation has been implicated in the etiology of colorectal adenoma and cancer; however, few key inflammatory genes mediating this relationship have been identified. In this study, we investigated the association of germline variation in innate immunity genes in relation to the risk of colorectal neoplasia. Our study was based on the analysis of samples collected from the prostate, lung, colorectal and...
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