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Genetic susceptibility of bladder cancer in the Lebanese population.
BMC medical genomics - 17 Oct 2022
Kourie Hampig Raphael, Succar Bahaa, Chouery Eliane, Mehawej Cybel, Ahmadieh Nizar, Zouein Joseph, Mardirossian Avedis, Jalkh Nadine, Sleilaty Ghassan, Kattan Joseph, Nemr Elie
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BACKGROUND: Bladder cancer (BC) is the 10th most frequent tumor worldwide. Evidence shows an association between elevated risk of BC and various single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). BC incidence was the highest in Lebanon according to Globocan 2018 report, but little is known about the genetic susceptibility of Lebanese people to this disease. We aim to evaluate whether this prominent incidence of BC in Lebanon...
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