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O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase gene polymorphisms and the risk of primary lung cancer.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2006
Chae Myung Hwa, Jang Jin-Sung, Kang Hyo-Gyoung, Park Jae Hyung, Park Jung Min, Lee Won Kee, Kam Sin, Lee Eung Bae, Son Ji-Woong, Park Jae Yong
Abstract excerpt
O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) plays an important role in the repair of O6-alkylguanine adducts, which are major mutagenic lesions produced by environmental carcinogens. Polymorphisms in the AGT gene may affect the capacity to repair DNA damage and thereby have influence on individual's susceptibility to smoking-related cancer. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the potential association of AGT...
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