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Association between GSTT-1 gene deletion and the susceptibility to oral squamous cell carcinoma in cigarette-smoking subjects.
Oral oncology - 1 May 2005
Drummond Sérgio Neves, Gomez Ricardo Santiago, Motta Noronha Júlio Carlos, Pordeus Isabela Almeida, Barbosa Alvimar Afonso, De Marco Luiz
Abstract excerpt
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is related to tobacco use and alcohol consumption and the individual susceptibility for development of this tumor has been associated with xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes polymorphisms. Glutathione S-transferase Theta-1 (GSTT1) is a phase II metabolic enzyme that catalyzes detoxification reactions of carcinogenic compounds. A genetic polymorphism of the GSTT1 gene is...
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