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Association of cytochrome P450 2E1 polymorphisms and head and neck squamous cell cancer.
Toxicology letters - 15 Jun 2004
Neuhaus Thomas, Ko Yon-Dschun, Lorenzen Katrin, Fronhoffs Stefan, Harth Volker, Bröde Peter, Vetter Hans, Bolt Hermann M, Pesch Beate, Brüning Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The development of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is known to be strongly associated with tobacco use. One of the main enzymes for bioactivation of tobacco-related substances is the cytochrome 450 (CYP)2E1, of which different genetic variants are described. Analyzing a correlation between certain neoplasia and alteration of the CYP2E1 gene, most studies focus on the polymorphisms -1053C>T and 7632T>A,...
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