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Gastric Cancer Analysis Uncovers Links to Alcohol Use, Genetic Factors in East Asians

May 06, 2020
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NEW YORK – With a genomic analysis spanning more than 500 gastric cancer cases, a team lead by researchers at the University of Tokyo has uncovered a subset of diffuse-type gastric cancer in East Asians that appears to have both genetic and environmental risk contributors, including alcohol use.

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