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Glutathione S-transferase genotype GSTM1 as a predictor of elevated angiogenic phenotype in patients with early onset breast cancer.
Angiogenesis - 1 Jan 2004
Medeiros Rui, Soares Raquel, Vasconcelos André, Schmitt Fernando, Lopes Carlos
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The genes coding for separate isoforms of both the human glutathione-S-transferase class (GST) mu and class theta enzymes (GSTM1 and GSTT1) are polymorphic with a percentage of normal individuals exhibiting a homozygous deletion of the genes. An association between glutathione, proliferation and tumour angiogenesis has been observed. The aim of the present study was to analyse GST polymorphisms and to determine...
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