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Glutathione-S-transferase M1 polymorphisms on the susceptibility to esophageal cancer among three Chinese minorities: Kazakh, Tajik and Uygur.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Dec 2006
Lu Xiao-Mei, Yang Ting, Xu Shu-Yong, Wen Hao, Wang Xing, Ren Zhi-Hui, Zhang Yan, Wang Wei
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the glutathione-S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) polymorphisms in three Chinese minorities, Kazakh, Uygur, and Tajik; and the pathological significance of GSTM1 polymorphisms in esophageal carcinogenesis in Kazakh. METHODS: A total of 1121 blood samples (442 males and 679 females) were obtained from healthy Kazakh (654), Uygur (412) and Tajik (55). Primary esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC)...
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