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Transcriptional activity of the tandem repeat polymorphism in the 5'-flanking region of the human CYP2E1 gene.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 2003
Nomura Fumio, Itoga Sakae, Uchimoto Takayuki, Tomonaga Takeshi, Nezu Masahiko, Shimada Hideaki, Ochiai Takenori
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are remarkable interindividual differences in the expression of cytochrome P-4502E1(CYP2E1), which in turn may alter susceptibility to alcohol-related diseases and various cancers. We recently characterized the tandem repeat polymorphism in the 5'-flanking region of the human CYP2E1 gene and found that subjects with the homozygous mutant-type (A4/A4) may be at higher risk of developing...
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