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The Associations of Dietary Iron Intake and the Transferrin Receptor (TFRC) rs9846149 Polymorphism with the Risk of Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study Conducted in Korea.
Nutrients - 28 Jul 2021
Tran Tao Thi, Gunathilake Madhawa, Lee Jeonghee, Choi Il Ju, Kim Young-Il, Kim Jeongseon
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BACKGROUND: A positive association between a high iron intake and colorectal cancer has been identified; however, the effect of dietary iron on gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Here, we investigate whether dietary iron is related to GC risk and whether the transferrin receptor (TFRC) rs9846149 polymorphism modifies this association. METHODS: A case-control study was designed to assess this association among...
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