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Association between ALDH2 Polymorphism and Gastric Cancer Risk in a Korean Population.
Journal of Korean medical science - 4 May 2020
Choi Chang Kyun, Kweon Sun Seog, Cho Sang Hee, Kim Hye Yeon, Shin Min Ho
Abstract excerpt
The association between alcohol and gastric cancer is stronger in East Asians than in other ethnic groups, presumably due to an aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between the ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism and gastric cancer in a Korean population. This case-control study included 3,245 hospital patients newly diagnosed with gastric cancer and 8,732 population...
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