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Effect of genetic ancestry to the risk of susceptibility to gastric cancer in a mixed population of the Brazilian Amazon.
BMC research notes - 29 Nov 2017
da Silva Ellen Moreno, Fernandes Marianne Rodrigues, de Carvalho Darlen Cardoso, Leitao Luciana Pereira Colares, Cavalcante Giovanna Chaves, Pereira Esdras Edgar Batista, Modesto Antônio André Conde, Guerreiro João Farias, de Assumpção Paulo Pimentel, Dos Santos Sidney Emanuel Batista, Dos Santos Ney Pereira Carneiro
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BACKGROUND: Global literature describes differences in the incidence of gastric cancer among populations. For instance, Europeans have lower incidence rates of gastric cancer in relation to Latin and Asian populations, particularly Korean and Japanese populations. However, only a few studies have been able to verify the occurrence of gastric cancer in admixed populations with high interethnic degree mix, such as...
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