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Impaired fasting glucose, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, and risk for colorectal cancer in Koreans.
Epidemiology and health - 1 Jan 2016
Jung Keum Ji, Kim Miyong To, Jee Sun Ha
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OBJECTIVES: Numerous studies have demonstrated that fasting serum glucose (FSG) levels and certain single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are related to an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC); however, their combined effects are still unclear. METHODS: Of a total of 144,527 men and women free of cancer at baseline, 317 developed CRC during 5.3 years of follow-up. A case-cohort study (n=1,691) was used,...
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