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Glutathione S-transferase theta 1 gene deletion and risk of acute myeloid leukemia.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2000
Crump C, Chen C, Appelbaum F R, Kopecky K J, Schwartz S M, Willman C L, Slovak M L, Weiss N S
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Individuals with a homozygous deletion of the glutathione S-transferase theta 1 (GSTT1) gene lack GSTT1 enzymatic detoxification of environmental carcinogens by conjugation with glutathione. The GSTT1 gene deletion has been associated with carcinogen-induced chromosomal changes in lymphocytes, and some but not all epidemiological evidence has suggested that the GSTT1 gene deletion may increase susceptibility to...
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