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Possible relationship between the resistin gene C-420G polymorphism and colorectal cancer in a Turkish population.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2015
Düzköylü Yiğit, Arıkan Soykan, Turan Saime, Yaylım İlhan, Doğan Mehmet Baki, Sarı Serkan, Ersöz Feyzullah, Zeybek Ümit, Tımırcı Kahraman Özlem, Çelikel Burcu, Erdem Simge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: In recent years, with improvements in genotyping, a possible relationship between obesity-related gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer (CRC) has been studied. The promoter region C-420G of the resistin gene is believed to have an important role in the development of malignancy. We prospectively evaluated the possible effect of the resistin C-420G polymorphism on the risk and prognosis of CRC....
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