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Is the ABCB1 gene associated with the increased risk of gastric cancer development?--preliminary research.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Dec 2014
Zebrowska M, Salagacka A, Jelen A, Jesionek-Kupnicka D, Mirowski M, Balcerczak E
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One of the most common malignant diseases, both worldwide and in Poland, is gastric cancer. The pathogenesis of gastric cancer development is not entirely clear. Next to the environmental risk factors, such as Helicobacter pylori infection or dietary habits, the host genetic factors as predispositions to gastric cancer development are discussed. A transmembrane protein that could be associated with predisposition...
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