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Risk for K-ras gene mutations in smoking-induced lung cancer is associated with cytochrome P4501A1 and glutathione S-transferase micro1 polymorphisms.
Oncology reports - 1 Oct 2004
Noda Naotaka, Matsuzoe Daisuke, Konno Toshikazu, Kawahara Katsunobu, Yamashita Yuichi, Shirakusa Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other tobacco-related carcinogens are oxidized by phase I enzymes into reactive metabolites that are then detoxified by phase II enzymes. These findings suggested that polymorphisms in genes controlling metabolism of carcinogens underlie individual variations in cancer susceptibility. Moreover, it is unclear whether there is a relation between genetically determined...
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