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Associations between polymorphisms in leptin and leptin receptor genes and colorectal cancer survival.
Cancer biology & medicine - 6 Jun 2023
Du Meizhi, Wang Yu, Vallis Jillian, Shariati Matin, Parfrey Patrick S, Mclaughlin John R, Wang Peizhong Peter, Zhu Yun
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OBJECTIVE: Leptin (LEP) is an obesity-associated adipokine associated with tumor cell growth. We examined the relevance of genetic variants of LEP and leptin receptor (LEPR) to colorectal cancer (CRC) survival by using data from the Newfoundland Familial Colorectal Cancer Study. METHODS: A total of 532 patients newly diagnosed with CRC between 1997 and 2003 were followed up until April 2010. Data on their...
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