Effect of genetic ancestry to the risk of susceptibility to gastric cancer in a mixed population of the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract Background Global literature describes differences in the incidence of gastric cancer among populations. For instance, Europeans have lower incidence rates of gastric cancer in relation to Latin and Asian populations, particularly Korean and Japanese populations. However, only a few studies...

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Main Authors: Ellen Moreno da Silva, Marianne Rodrigues Fernandes, Darlen Cardoso de Carvalho, Luciana Pereira Colares Leitao, Giovanna Chaves Cavalcante, Esdras Edgar Batista Pereira, Antônio André Conde Modesto, João Farias Guerreiro, Paulo Pimentel de Assumpção, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2963-4