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Polymorphisms of the gene for microsomal epoxide hydrolase and susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in a Caucasian population.
Toxicology letters - 10 Apr 2000
Wong N A, Rae F, Bathgate A, Smith C A, Harrison D J
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding the xenobiotic-metabolising microsomal enzyme, epoxide hydrolase (mEPHX), shows two common mutations, i.e. at exons 3 and 4. It is unknown how these genetic polymorphisms relate to risk of developing alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a Caucasian population. DNA samples extracted from the blood of 61 ALD patients and 203 healthy controls, and from archival...
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