Genetic Risk Score, Combined Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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PURPOSE: Both genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to the risk of colorectal cancer, but each individual factor has a limited effect. Therefore, we investigated the association between colorectal cancer and the combined effects of genetic factors or/and lifestyle risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a case-control study of 632 colorectal cancer patients and 1,295 healthy controls, we quantified the genetic...

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