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A Prospective Study of Smoking and Risk of Synchronous Colorectal Cancers.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2017
Drew David A, Nishihara Reiko, Lochhead Paul, Kuchiba Aya, Qian Zhi Rong, Mima Kosuke, Nosho Katsuhiko, Wu Kana, Wang Molin, Giovannucci Edward, Fuchs Charles S, Chan Andrew T, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Cigarette smoking has been linked to somatic genetic and epigenetic aberrations, including CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP)-high, microsatellite instability (MSI)-high and BRAF mutation. These molecular features have been associated with synchronous primary colorectal cancers (CRCs). Thus, we examined the hypothesis that smoking might be associated with the risk of synchronous CRCs. METHODS:...
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