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Genetic polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferase genes (GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1) and upper aerodigestive tract cancer risk among smokers, tobacco chewers and alcoholics in an Indian population.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Dec 2007
Soya S S, Vinod T, Reddy K S, Gopalakrishnan S, Adithan C
Abstract excerpt
The glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes are involved in the detoxification of various carcinogens that increase the risk to upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers. In the present study, 408 unrelated histopathologically confirmed cases and 220 population based controls, matched by age and gender, which belonged to the Tamilian population of south India were genotyped for polymorphisms in GSTM1, GSTT1 and...
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