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Association between GSTM1*0 and squamous dysplasia of the esophagus in the high risk region of Linxian, China.
Cancer letters - 1 Aug 2000
Roth M J, Dawsey S M, Wang G, Tangrea J A, Zhou B, Ratnasinghe D, Woodson K G, Olivero O A, Poirier M C, Frye B L, Taylor P R, Weston A
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with specific phase I and phase II enzyme polymorphisms may be at increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. However, to our knowledge there has been only one previous report that evaluates a potential role for these polymorphisms in increasing risk for preneoplastic squamous lesions of the esophagus. To explore this further, we examined polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP2E1, GSTM1 and...
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