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Detection of p53 and K-ras mutations in sputum of individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions in Xuan Wei County, China.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2005
Keohavong Phouthone, Lan Qing, Gao Wei-Min, Zheng Kui-Cheng, Mady Hussam H, Melhem Mona F, Mumford Judy L
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Lung cancer mortality rates in the Xuan Wei County population are among the highest in China and are associated with exposure to indoor emissions from the burning of smoky coal. Previous studies of lung tumors from both non-smoking women and smoking men in this region showed high frequencies of m...
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