Article
Association of the NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase C609T polymorphism and the risk of cervical cancer in Japanese subjects.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Feb 2005
Niwa Yoshimitsu, Hirose Kaoru, Nakanishi Toru, Nawa Akihiro, Kuzuya Kazuo, Tajima Kazuo, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this study, genetic polymorphisms, NQO1 C609T, GSTM1 positive/null, and GSTT1 positive/null, were examined with reference to cervical cancer risk in a population-based incident case-control study in Japanese. METHODS: The cases comprised 131 cervical cancer patients: 87 cases with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 44 with adenocarcinoma (ADC) or adenosquamous carcinoma (ADSC). Controls were sampled...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutathione Transferase
- Humans
- Japan
- Middle Aged
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)
