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Frequent allelic loss at chromosome 3p distinct from genetic alterations of the 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 gene in head and neck cancer.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 1999
Blons H, Radicella J P, Laccourreye O, Brasnu D, Beaune P, Boiteux S, Laurent-Puig P
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is the major known risk factor for head and neck cancer. Tobacco promotes oxidative stress and enhances tissue levels of 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OH-G) in smokers. The presence of 8-OH-G does not impede replication but leads to an accumulation of G-->T transversions. Recently, the ge...
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