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Detection of UGT1A10 polymorphisms and their association with orolaryngeal carcinoma risk.
Cancer - 15 Aug 2003
Elahi Abul, Bendaly Jean, Zheng Zhong, Muscat Joshua E, Richie John P, Schantz Stimson P, Lazarus Philip
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: UGT1A10 exhibits glucuronidating activity against metabolites of the tobacco smoke carcinogen, benzo(a)pyrene, and is expressed highly in numerous target tissues for tobacco-related cancers including the upper aerodigestive tract. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of genetic polymorphisms in the UGT1A10-specific region of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase family 1A locus and...
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