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Radon, secondhand smoke, glutathione-S-transferase M1 and lung cancer among women.
International journal of cancer - 15 Sept 2006
Bonner Matthew R, Bennett William P, Xiong Wenying, Lan Qing, Brownson Ross C, Harris Curtis C, Field R William, Lubin Jay H, Alavanja Michael C R
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoke and ionizing radiation induce oxidative stress by transmitting or generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). We hypothesized that glutathione-S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) null homozygotes would have decreased ability to neutralize ROS that might increase their susceptibility to lung canc...
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