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Polymorphisms in mismatch repair genes are associated with risk and microsatellite instability of gastric cancer, and interact with life exposures.
Gene - 15 Mar 2016
Zhu Haifeng, Li Xiaoqin, Zhang Xiaomei, Chen Deyu, Li Dan, Ren Jin, Gu Hangang, Shu Yongqian, Wang Deqiang
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BACKGROUND: Epigenetic alterations of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes are associated with risk of gastric cancer (GC) by causing microsatellite instability (MSI). Less understood is the association of common polymorphisms in MMR genes with the risk and MSI phenotype of GC. METHODS: A hospital-based study was conducted in China with 423 cases and 454 matched controls. Four potentially functional polymorphisms were...
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