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CYP1A1, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1, EPHX1 exons 3 and 4, and NAT2 polymorphisms, smoking, consumption of alcohol and fruit and vegetables and risk of head and neck cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jan 2008
Boccia Stefania, Cadoni Gabriella, Sayed-Tabatabaei Fakhredin A, Volante Mariangela, Arzani Dario, De Lauretis Angelo, Cattel Caterina, Almadori Giovanni, van Duijn Cornelia M, Paludetti Gaetano, Ricciardi Gualtiero
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: As risk-modifiers of alcohol and tobacco effects, metabolic genes polymorphisms were investigated as susceptibility candidates for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). METHODS: A total of 210 cases and 245 hospital controls, age and gender matched, were genotyped for CYP1A1, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1, EPHX1 exons 3 and 4, and NAT2 polymorphisms. A measurement of the biological interaction...
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