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Apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele and low serum cholesterol as risk factors for gastric cancer in a Chinese Han population.
Scientific reports - 28 Jan 2016
Kang Ranran, Li Ping, Wang Tingting, Li Xinxiu, Wei Zichen, Zhang Zhenlian, Zhong Li, Cao Longlong, Heckman Michael G, Zhang Yun-Wu, Xu Huaxi, Huang Changming, Bu Guojun, Chen Xiao-Fen
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) mediates lipid metabolism both in peripheral and in the brain. The human APOE gene has three polymorphic alleles that influence the risk for various types of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. A potential association between APOE allele and the risk for gastric cancer has been implicated, but the specific allele involved and potential associations with the subtype and the grade of...
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