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Variation in the promoter region of the myeloperoxidase gene is not directly related to lung cancer risk among male smokers in Finland.
Cancer letters - 26 Mar 2001
Misra R R, Tangrea J A, Virtamo J, Ratnasinghe D, Andersen M R, Barrett M, Taylor P R, Albanes D
Abstract excerpt
In order to examine whether a polymorphism in the promoter region of the myeloperoxidase (MPO) gene is associated with lung cancer among male smokers, we conducted a case-control study nested within a Finnish clinical trial cohort. Although we found no evidence of an overall association between lung cancer risk and MPO genotype, the variant MPO genotype was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer among a...
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