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GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms, cigarette smoking, and risk of colon cancer: a population-based case-control study in North Carolina (United States).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 May 2006
Huang Kui, Sandler Robert S, Millikan Robert C, Schroeder Jane C, North Kari E, Hu Jennifer
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoke is a risk factor for colon cancer, but the importance of dose and interaction with genetic susceptibility remain poorly understood. We used data from a population-based case control study, to examine the association between cigarette smoking and colon cancer in African Americans and whites, and colon cancer and polymorphisms in GSTM1 and GSTT1. A total of 554 cases of primary colon cancer and 874...
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