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Exome Array Analysis Identifies Variants in SPOCD1 and BTN3A2 That Affect Risk for Gastric Cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2017
Zhu Meng, Yan Caiwang, Ren Chuanli, Huang Xiaodan, Zhu Xun, Gu Haiyong, Wang Meilin, Wang Shouyu, Gao Yong, Ji Yong, Miao Xiaoping, Yang Ming, Chen Jinfei, Du Jiangbo, Huang Tongtong, Jiang Yue, Dai Juncheng, Ma Hongxia, Zhou Jianwei, Wang Zhaoming, Hu Zhibin, Ji Guozhong, Zhang Zhengdong, Shen Hongbing, Shi Yongyong, Jin Guangfu
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Several genetic variants have been associated with gastric cancer risk, although these account for only a fraction of cases of gastric cancer. We aimed to identify low-frequency and other genetic variants that determine gastric cancer susceptibility. METHODS: We performed exome array analysis of DNA in blood samples from 1113 patients with gastric cancer, collected at hospitals from 2006 to...
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