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Cytochrome P450-2E1 and glutathione S-transferase mu polymorphisms among Caucasians and mulattoes from Brazil.
Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2000
Gattás G J, Soares-Vieira J A
Abstract excerpt
The variable interindividual ability to metabolize environmental toxicants, also known as metabolic polymorphism, may be of substantial importance in the modulation of cancer risk. The ethnic distribution of these polymorphisms could be interesting in order to establish an association with cancer risk or even to establish selective advantage of some genotypes. Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) is a secondary enzyme...
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