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GSTO polymorphism analysis in thyroid nodules suggest that GSTO1 variants do not influence the risk for malignancy.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Jun 2005
Granja F, Morari E C, Assumpção L V M, Ward L S
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A new class of glutathione S-transferase enzymes named omega (GSTO) has been recently identified and shown to be expressed in a wide range of human tissues. A genetic polymorphism of the GSTO1 gene causing an alanine-to-aspartate (A140D) substitution in amino acid 140 produces a variant with lowered enzyme activities in the biotransformation of inorganic arsenic, a common contaminant of drinking water in many...
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