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Chapter 21. Additional polymorphisms and cancer.
IARC scientific publications - 1 Jan 1999
Stubbins M J, Wolf C R
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The purpose of this chapter is to investigate as many of the less-studied genes as possible in relation to their importance in cancer susceptibility. For example, within the cytochrome P450 superfamily there are genes whose protein product is solely responsible for the detoxification of specific carcinogens. For a number of these genes, although genetic polymorphisms have not been identified, defined phenotypic...
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