Surgery
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 508-513, May 2009

Glutathione peroxidase 3 gene polymorphisms and risk of differentiated thyroid cancer

  • Jen-Chih Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsaio-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Rei Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Feng-Yu Chiang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Pi-Jung Hsiao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ka-Wo Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Che-Wei Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsaio-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Suh-Hang Hank Juo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Suh-Hang Hank Juo, MD, PhD, No. 100 Tzyou First Road, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan.

Accepted 15 December 2008. published online 23 February 2009.

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 J.-C.L. and W.-R.K. contributed equally to this work.

 Supported by Intramural Grants QC-094006 and 94-KMUH007 from the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital; Grant KMU-EM-2.3.a from the Education of Ministry, Taiwan; and Grant 94-2314B037-104 from the National Science Council, Taiwan NSC.

PII: S0039-6060(09)00010-5

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2008.12.008

Surgery
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 508-513, May 2009