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Ethnic and genetic differences in metabolism genes and risk of toxicity and cancer.
The Science of the total environment - 2 Jul 2001
Neber D W, Roe A L
Abstract excerpt
Individual risk of toxicity or cancer can be affected by one's exposure to sufficiently high doses of particular environmental agents (or mixtures), combined with each person's underlying genetic predisposition. The development of unequivocal DNA tests for genetic susceptibility to toxicity and cancer and the identification of individuals at increased risk, would revolutionize the fields of public health and...
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