Pooling-based genome-wide association study implicates gamma- glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1) gene in pancreatic carcinogenesis

Pancreatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 194-200

  Diergaarde, Brenda ^a   Brand, Randall ^b   Lamb, Janette ^b   Cheong, Soo Yeon ^c   Stello, Kim ^b   Barmada, M Michael ^c   Feingold, Eleanor ^c   Whitcomb, David C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome wide association; GGT1 gene; Pancreatic cancer; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE 1 GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PANCREAS TUMOR;

GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77952317079     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236023     Document Type: Article

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