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Patrilineal background of esophageal cancer and gastric cardia cancer patients in a Chaoshan high-risk area in China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Shuhui, Huang Bo, Huang Haihua, Li Xiaoyun, Chen Guangcan, Zhang Guohong, Lin Wengting, Guo Dan, Wang Jie, Yu Zefeng, Liu Xi, Su Min
Abstract excerpt
The Taihang Mountain range of north-central China, the Southern region area of Fujian province, and the Chaoshan plain of Guangdong province are 3 major regions in China well known for their high incidence of esophageal cancer (EC). These areas also exhibit high incidences of gastric cardia cancer (GCC). The ancestors of the Chaoshanese, now the major inhabitants in the Chaoshan plain, were from north-central...
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