Blood groups A and AB are associated with increased gastric cancer risk: evidence from a large genetic study and systematic review
Abstract Background The association of ABO blood groups with gastric cancer risk was proposed decades ago, but the results have been inconsistent. Methods We used two single nucleotide polymorphisms to determine ABO genotype in 4932 gastric cancer cases and 6158 controls of Chinese descent, and eval...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5355-4 |