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CYP1A1 alleles in women with focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver (FNH).
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Feb 2004
Lazar A, Menzel H, Cascorbi I, Kümel G, Sachs M, Rietbrock S, Roots I, Fuhr U
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Disorders of steroid hormone metabolism might be related to the etiology of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver (FNH), a benign tumor, especially prevalent in women. The cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) enzyme is implicated in the bioactivation of multiple precarcinogens as well as in the metabolism of steroids. Genetic polymorphisms of CYP1A1 have been associated with altered catalytic activity in the...
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