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Molecular epidemiology and urothelial cancer.
Journal of UOEH - 1 Sept 2007
Tsukino Hiromasa, Omori Hisamitsu, Kohshi Kiyotaka, Yamano Yuko, Katoh Takahiko
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoking is the main cause of human urothelial cancer. It has been suggested that genetic susceptibility may contribute to the risk, because only a small portion of smokers develops urothelial cancer. Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens which are activated or detoxified by phase-I or phase-II enzymes. The concentration of the ultimate carcinogen, which will react with DNA, is determined by the rate of...
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