Article
Case-control study of diabetes-related genetic variants and pancreatic cancer risk in Japan.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Dec 2014
Kuruma Sawako, Egawa Naoto, Kurata Masanao, Honda Goro, Kamisawa Terumi, Ueda Junko, Ishii Hiroshi, Ueno Makoto, Nakao Haruhisa, Mori Mitsuru, Matsuo Keitaro, Hosono Satoyo, Ohkawa Shinichi, Wakai Kenji, Nakamura Kozue, Tamakoshi Akiko, Nojima Masanori, Takahashi Mami, Shimada Kazuaki, Nishiyama Takeshi, Kikuchi Shogo, Lin Yingsong
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To examine whether diabetes-related genetic variants are associated with pancreatic cancer risk. METHODS: We genotyped 7 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PPARG2 (rs1801282), ADIPOQ (rs1501299), ADRB3 (rs4994), KCNQ1 (rs2237895), KCNJ11 (rs5219), TCF7L2 (), and CDKAL1 (), and examined their associations with pancreatic cancer risk in a multi-institute case-control study including...
