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Effects of alcohol consumption, ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism, and Helicobacter pylori infection on the gastric cancer risk in a Korean population.
Oncotarget - 24 Jan 2017
Yang Sarah, Lee Jeonghee, Choi Il Ju, Kim Young Woo, Ryu Keun Won, Sung Joohon, Kim Jeongseon
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The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of gastric cancer (GC) has not yet been fully elucidated, and an aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism, rs671, is a genetic variant that influences alcohol consumption in East Asians. Additionally, the discrepancy between the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection prevalence and GC incidence across Asian countries has not been explained. This study...
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