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Cytochrome P4501A1 and glutathione S transferase gene polymorphisms in patients with aplastic anemia in India.
Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 2005
Poonkuzhali B, Shaji R V, Salamun D E, George B, Srivastava A, Chandy M
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of acquired aplastic anemia (AA) in most patients remains unclear. It is believed that patients with a reduced ability to detoxify environmental toxins are at increased risk of developing AA. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) and glutathione S transferase (GST) are the major phase I and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes. We analyzed the impact of the polymorphisms in CYP4501A1 and GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes...
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