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No association between HMOX1 and risk of colorectal cancer and no interaction with diet and lifestyle factors in a prospective Danish case-cohort study.
International journal of molecular sciences - 7 Jan 2015
Andersen Vibeke, Kopp Tine Iskov, Tjønneland Anne, Vogel Ulla
Abstract excerpt
Red meat is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). We wanted to evaluate whether a functional polymorphism in the HMOX1 gene encoding heme oxygenase modifies risk of CRC or interacts with diet or lifestyle factors because this would identify heme or heme iron as a risk factor of CRC. The HMOX...
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