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Identification of glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms in brain tumors and association with susceptibility to pediatric astrocytomas.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Sept 2002
Ezer Rona, Alonso Michelle, Pereira Elaine, Kim Mimi, Allen Jeffrey C, Miller Douglas C, Newcomb Elizabeth W
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes, a superfamily that plays a key role in carcinogen metabolism, have been associated with an increased susceptibility to several types of cancer. We wished to evaluate whether variant allelic forms of GST isoenzymes were associated with an increased susceptibility for brain tumors and age of tumor onset. Here, we examined 394 brain tumors (221 adult and...
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