Article
NQO1 rs1800566 C>T polymorphism was associated with a decreased risk of esophageal cancer in a Chinese population.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2014
Yin Jun, Wang Liming, Wang Xu, Zheng Liang, Shi Yijun, Shao Aizhong, Tang Weifeng, Ding Guowen, Liu Chao, Liu Ruiping, Chen Suocheng, Gu Haiyong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND. Esophageal cancer was the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in China in 2009. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for more than 90% of esophageal cancers. Genetic factors may play an important role in the carcinoge...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotyping Techniques
- Homozygote
- Humans