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Influence of metabolic genotype GSTM1 on levels of urinary mutagens in patients treated topically with coal tar.
Mutation research - 15 Mar 1999
Gabbani G, Pavanello S, Nardini B, Tognato O, Bordin A, Fornasa C V, Bezze G, Clonfero E
Abstract excerpt
Fifteen hospitalized, non-smoking, dermatological patients were treated with ointment containing 2% coal tar (CT) in order to assess the influence of metabolic genotype GSTM1 on urinary mutagen levels. Urinary 1-pyrenol, the main metabolite of pyrene, was used to check the high exposure to PAH of this population. The mean levels of urinary 1-pyrenol found in the 24-h urine of our patients were 467. 8+/-211.0...
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