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Interactions between the OGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism and intake of fruit and vegetables in relation to lung cancer.
Free radical research - 1 Aug 2006
Sørensen Mette, Raaschou-Nielsen Ole, Hansen Rikke D, Tjønneland Anne, Overvad Kim, Vogel Ulla
Abstract excerpt
The enzyme 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1 (OGG1) repairs oxidatively damaged DNA and a polymorphism in the OGG1 gene (Ser326Cys) has been associated with lung cancer. We examined associations between the polymorphism and intake of fruits and vegetables and smoking in the development of lung cancer, by genotyping blood samples from 431 lung cancer cases and 796 comparison persons, which were identified within a...
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