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Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: a HuGE review.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2000
Cotton S C, Sharp L, Little J, Brockton N
Abstract excerpt
The genes glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) (chromosome 1p13.3) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) (22q11.2) code for cytosolic enzymes glutathione S-transferase (GST)-mu and GST-theta, respectively, which are involved in phase 2 metabolism. Both genes may be deleted. There is geographic and ethnic variation in genotype frequencies for both genes. In developed countries, colorectal cancer is the second...
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