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Genetic polymorphisms of tobacco- and alcohol-related metabolizing enzymes and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2003
Munaka Masahiro, Kohshi Kiyotaka, Kawamoto Toshihiro, Takasawa Shin, Nagata Naoki, Itoh Hideaki, Oda Susumu, Katoh Takahiko
Abstract excerpt
The effect of genetic polymorphisms for glutathione S-transferase ( GST) M1, GSTT1, GSTP1-1( GSTP1), cytochrome P450 2E1 ( CYP2E1) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 ( ALDH2) on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was observed in 78 Japanese patients with HCC and 138 non-cancer hospital controls. We found a positive association between cumulative amounts of alcohol consumption (>/=600,000 ml in a lifetime) and...
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