BACKGROUND Fluoropyrimidines are metabolized in the liver by the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase(DPD),encoded by the DPYD gene.About 7%of the European population is a carrier of DPYD gene polymorphisms associat...
Supported by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation,No2013/14022-6 and No.2014/17716-1
BACKGROUND Toll-like receptor-2(TLR2) is responsible for recognizing Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) and activating the immune response. Polymorphisms in TLR2 may modulate gastric carcinogenesis.AIM To evaluate whether ...
Supported by The Sao Paulo Research Foundation(FAPESP),NO.2013/14022-6 and NO.2014/17716-1
BACKGROUND Toll-like receptors(TLRs)are the first line of host defense,and are involved in Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)recognition and activation of both inflammatory and carcinogenic processes.The presence of single...
AIM To investigate the associations of the genetic polymor-phisms of vascular endothelial growth factor A(VEGF-A)-1498C>T and-634G>C, with the survival of patients with colorectal cancer(CRC). METHODS A prospective co...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30960169 and No.81250024;Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,No.2011MS1103;Inner Mongolian Committee of Science and Technology,China,No.20110501
Gastric cancer(GC) is the third leading cause of cancerrelated death worldwide.In areas of high prevalence,such as Japan,South Korea and China,most cases of GC are related to Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori),which involv...
Supported by Research Grants from the China Medical Universityand Hospital (DMR-99-041 and CMU-99-NTU-10);the Terry FoxCancer Research Foundation and the National Science Council(NSC 98-2320-B-039-010-MY3)
AIM: To investigate the association of Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) polymorphisms with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in a central Taiwan Residents population. METHODS: Three hundred and sixty-two patients with colorectal cancer ...
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) infection is the leading cause of gastric cancer worldwide. Infection with this bacterium causes a chronic active immune response that persists for the life of the host. The combinatio...
Supported by Foundation for Research,Science and Technology,C02X0403:Gene-specific Foods
At an international level, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Diet plays a major etiologic role, and a range of putative dietary carcinogens have been identified. The probability with...
Colorectal cancer(CRC),one of the most common cancers of the world,is actually a spectrum of several subtypes,with different molecular profiles,clinicopathological characteristics and possibly separate pathways of pro...