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Cytochrome P4502E1 genetic polymorphisms and lung cancer in a Taiwanese population.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Oct 1999
Wang S L, Lee H, Chen K W, Tsai K J, Chen C Y, Lin P
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) is involved in metabolic activation of carcinogenic nitrosamines, benzene and low molecular weight halogenated hydrocarbons. In this study, we assessed the association between CYP2E1 RsaI and DraI genetic polymorphisms and lung cancer in a Taiwanese population. The RsaI genotype distribution was significantly different between 119 lung cancer patients and 231 non-cancer controls. The...
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