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Multiple Gene-Environment Interactions on the Angiogenesis Gene-Pathway Impact Rectal Cancer Risk and Survival.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 28 Sept 2017
Sharafeldin Noha, Slattery Martha L, Liu Qi, Franco-Villalobos Conrado, Caan Bette J, Potter John D, Yasui Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Characterization of gene-environment interactions (GEIs) in cancer is limited. We aimed at identifying GEIs in rectal cancer focusing on a relevant biologic process involving the angiogenesis pathway and relevant environmental exposures: cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and animal protein intake. We analyzed data from 747 rectal cancer cases and 956 controls from the Diet, Activity and Lifestyle as a Risk...
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