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The Association between Nod2 R702w Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer in Romanian Patients.

F Burada1,2, C S Mirea3, M G Cucu2

  • 1Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.

Current Health Sciences Journal
|February 13, 2019
PubMed
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This study found no significant association between the NOD2 R702W genetic variant and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in the Romanian population. Further research in larger, diverse populations is needed to confirm these findings for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) susceptibility.

Keywords:
NOD2 receptorcolorectal cancergene polymorphismgenotypesusceptibility

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