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Cytochrome P450 1B1, a new keystone in gene-environment interactions related to human head and neck cancer?
Archives of toxicology - 1 Jun 2002
Thier Ricarda, Brüning Thomas, Roos Peter H, Bolt Hermann M
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Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking are major causes of head and neck cancers, and regional differences point to the importance of research into gene-environment interactions. Much interest has been focused on polymorphisms of CYP1A1 and of GSTM1 and GSTT1, but a number of studies have not demonstrated significant effects. This has mostly been ascribed to small sample sizes. In general, the impact of...
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