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Association among Body Mass Index, Genetic Variants of FTO, and Thyroid Cancer Risk: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study of the Cancer Screenee Cohort in Korea.
Cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2021
Hoang Tung, Song Dayoung, Lee Jeonghee, Lee Eun Kyung, Hwangbo Yul, Kim Jeongseon
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PURPOSE: Obesity has been determined to be associated with fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene and thyroid cancer risk. However, the effect of combined interactions between obesity and the FTO gene on thyroid cancer needs further investigation. This study aimed to examine whether interactions between body mass index (BMI) and the FTO gene are associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer. MATERIALS...
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