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Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms and risk and survival of pancreatic cancer.
Cancer - 1 Mar 2007
Jiao Li, Bondy Melissa L, Hassan Manal M, Chang David Z, Abbruzzese James L, Evans Douglas B, Smolensky Michael H, Li Donghui
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BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is a multifactorial disease with metastasis-prone and therapy-resistant nature. The authors hypothesized that genetic variants of glutathione S-transferase (GST) affect detoxification of carcinogens and anticancer agents in the human pancreas and, thus, the risk and survival of pancreatic cancer. METHODS: Genotypes of GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 were determined in 352 patients with...
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