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Genetic and intermediate phenotypic susceptibility markers of gastric cancer in Hispanic Americans: a case-control study.
Cancer - 1 Oct 2014
Sun Yuhui, Gu Jian, Ajani Jaffer A, Chang David W, Wu Xifeng, Stroehlein John R
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BACKGROUND: Hispanics are the largest nonwhite ethnic group in the US population, and they have higher incidence and mortality rates for gastric cancer (GC) than whites and Asians. Studies have identified several genetic susceptibility loci and intermediate phenotypic biomarkers for GC in whites and Asians. No studies have evaluated genetic susceptibility and intermediate phenotypic biomarkers in Hispanics....
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