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Polymorphisms in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and esophageal carcinoma susceptibility: a Dutch Caucasian case-control study.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2013
Dura Polat, Berkers Tineke, van Veen Elke M, Salomon Jody, te Morsche Rene H M, Roelofs Hennie M J, Kristinsson Jon O, Wobbes Theo, Witteman Ben J M, Tan Adriaan C I T L, Drenth Joost P H, Peters Wilbert H M
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal cancer (EC), mainly consisting of squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the Eastern world and adenocarcinoma (EAC) in the Western world, is strongly associated with dietary factors such as alcohol use. We aimed to clarify the modifying role in EC etiology in Caucasians of functional genoty...
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