Article
Alternative genotyping method of GSTT1 null/present polymorphism.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Nov 2006
Naito Mariko, Goto Yasuyuki, Ishida Yoshiko, Nishio Kazuko, Kawai Sayo, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione S-transferase (GST) theta is an enzyme to detoxify xenobiotic compounds. The gene GSTT1 has a null/present polymorphism in one of the targets for cancer susceptibility research. The polymorphism is classified into two types: present type with at least one present allele (heterozygote and homozygote) and null type without a present allele. Although one report showed a method to distinguish the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
