Genetic Variation in the Prostate Stem Cell Antigen Gene and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in White Individuals
Lochhead P, Frank B, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Ng MT, Vaughan TL, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Lissowska J, Weck MN, Raum E, Müller H, Illig T, Klopp N, Dawson A, McColl KE, Brenner H, Chow W, El–Omar E. Genetic Variation in the Prostate Stem Cell Antigen Gene and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in White Individuals. Gastroenterology 2010, 140: 435-441. PMID: 21070776, PMCID: PMC3031760, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastritis, AtrophicGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGPI-Linked ProteinsHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRiskWhite PeopleConceptsChronic atrophic gastritisNoncardia gastric cancerUpper gastrointestinal cancerGastric cancer casesProstate stem cell antigen (PSCA) geneCancer casesGastric cancerAtrophic gastritisGastrointestinal cancerRs2294008 polymorphismWhite individualsRisk allelesHelicobacter pylori-infected subjectsPylori-infected subjectsPopulation-based studySquamous cell carcinomaGastric cancer patientsGastric cardia cancerCase-control studyEsophageal cancer casesDiffuse histologic typeAntigen geneProximal cancersGastric atrophyHistologic type