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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2010; 16(3): 372-378
Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.372
Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.372
Genetic variants involved in gallstone formation and capsaicin metabolism, and the risk of gallbladder cancer in Chilean women
Sergio Báez, Alfonso Calvo, Department of Surgery, Sótero del Río Hospital, Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Yasuo Tsuchiya, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Mari Oyama, Department of Community Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
Martha Pruyas, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Sótero del Río Hospital, Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Chikako Kiyohara, Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Masaharu Yamamoto, Faculty of Health Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan
Author contributions: Báez S and Tsuchiya Y contributed equally to this work; Báez S, Tsuchiya Y and Yamamoto M designed the research; Báez S, Tsuchiya Y, Calvo A and Pruyas M performed the research; Nakamura K and Oyama M analyzed the data; Báez S, Tsuchiya Y and Kiyohara C wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) A Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (2007, #19590582) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
Correspondence to: Yasuo Tsuchiya, PhD, Division of Social and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. troof@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: September 30, 2009
Revised: November 5, 2009
Accepted: November 12, 2009
Published online: January 21, 2010
Revised: November 5, 2009
Accepted: November 12, 2009
Published online: January 21, 2010
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