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Impact of alcohol dehydrogenase gene 4 polymorphisms on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Xu Xiaoling, Wang Jiwen, Zhu Shuang-Mei, Yang Ming, Fang Yun, Zhao An, Song Qian, Mao Weimin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is very common in China and is also one of the most common cancers worldwide. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between genetic variants of various cancer-related genes and the risk of ESCC. METHODS: In this study, we first examined the association between 18 potentially disruptive genetic variants of 17 genes, including alcohol...
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