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Influence of GSTT1 and GSTM1 genotypes on sunburn sensitivity.
American journal of pharmacogenomics : genomics-related research in drug development and clinical practice - 1 Jan 2002
Kerb Reinhold, Brockmoller Jürgen, Schlagenhaufer Robert, Sprenger Raimund, Roots Ivar, Brinkmann Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Exposure to sunlight may cause sunburn, skin cancer or phototoxic reactions to certain drugs such as Hypericum extract. All these are ultraviolet B (UVB)-mediated reactions which may be modulated by individual genetic susceptibility. UVB exposure results in oxidative stress. Many products of oxidative stress are detoxified by glutathione-S-transferases mu 1 (GSTM1) and theta 1 (GSTT1). Deletion...
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