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POLYMORPHISM OF THE COX-2 GENE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COLON AND RECTAL CANCER.
Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Cossiolo Denise Camilios, Costa Helen Caroline Magalhães, Fernandes Karen Barros Parron, Laranjeira Lino Luis Sanches, Fernandes Marcos Tadeu Parron, Poli-Frederico Regina Célia
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BACKGROUND: The colorectal neoplasm is the fourth most common malignancy among males and the third among females. In the Western world is estimated that 5% of the population will develop it, making this disease a major public health problem. AIM: To analyze the prevalence of the polymorphism -765G / C region of the COX-2 gene in colorectal cancer patients compared to a control group, analyzing the possible...
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