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Polymorphisms of the carcinogen detoxifying UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A7 in proximal digestive tract cancer.
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Jul 2002
Vogel A, Ockenga J, Ehmer U, Barut A, Kramer F-J, Tukey R H, Manns M P, Strassburg C P
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of the proximal digestive tract is associated with tobacco smoke and ethanol exposure. The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A7 is a detoxifying enzyme capable of tobacco-borne carcinogen detoxification and cellular protection and has been implicated as a cancer risk gene. In this study, UGT1A7 expression is demonstrated in oral, esophageal, and gastric tissue, which are the principle sites of proximal...
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