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Association of homozygous wild-type glutathione S-transferase M1 genotype with increased breast cancer risk.
Cancer research - 15 Feb 2004
Roodi Nady, Dupont William D, Moore Jason H, Parl Fritz F
Abstract excerpt
More than 500 studies have examined the association of the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) genotype with various malignancies yielding inconsistent results. The genotyping was based on a PCR assay that identified the GSTM1 null (-/-) genotype but did not distinguish homozygous wild-type (+/+) and heterozygous (+/-) individuals. We developed an assay that allowed the definition of +/+, +/-, and -/- genotypes...
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