Article
Ovarian cancer risk, ALDH2 polymorphism and alcohol drinking: Asian data from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium.
Cancer science - 1 Feb 2018
Ugai Tomotaka, Kelemen Linda E, Mizuno Mika, Ong Jue-Sheng, Webb Penelope M, Chenevix-Trench Georgia, Wicklund Kristine G, Doherty Jennifer Anne, Rossing Mary Anne, Thompson Pamela J, Wilkens Lynne R, Carney Michael E, Goodman Marc T, Schildkraut Joellen M, Berchuck Andrew, Cramer Daniel W, Terry Kathryn L, Cai Hui, Shu Xiao-Ou, Gao Yu-Tang, Xiang Yong-Bing, Van Den Berg David, Pike Malcom C, Wu Anna H, Pearce Celeste Leigh, Matsuo Keitaro
Abstract excerpt
The aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism rs671 (Glu504Lys) causes ALDH2 inactivation and adverse acetaldehyde exposure among Asians, but little is known of the association between alcohol consumption and rs671 and ovarian cancer (OvCa) in Asians. We conducted a pooled analysis of Asian ancestry participants in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. We included seven case-control studies and one...
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