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The frequency of cytochrome P450 2E1 polymorphisms in Black South Africans.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2006
Chelule Paul K, Pegoraro Rosemary J, Gqaleni Nceba, Dutton Michael F
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the promoter region of the Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) gene reportedly modify the metabolic activity of CYP2E1 enzyme, and have been associated with increased susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oesophagus in high prevalence areas such as China. To assess the frequency of these polymorphisms in Black South Africans, a population with a high incidence of oesophageal SCC, this...
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