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Sequence variants of NAT1 and NAT2 and other xenometabolic genes and risk of lung and aerodigestive tract cancers in Central Europe.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2008
McKay James D, Hashibe Mia, Hung Rayjean J, Wakefield Jon, Gaborieau Valerie, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Zaridze David, Lissowska Jolanta, Rudnai Peter, Fabianova Eleonora, Mates Dana, Foretova Lenka, Janout Vladimir, Bencko Vladimir, Chabrier Amelie, Hall Janet, Boffetta Paolo, Canzian Federico, Brennan Paul
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Tobacco smoke contains an extensive cocktail of highly carcinogenic chemicals. Individuals with a slower elimination rate of the chemicals in tobacco smoke may have increased exposure to their carcinogenic properties compared with those with a faster rate. Polymorphisms that alter the function of the genes involved in the activation or the detoxification of the chemical carcinogens in tobacco smoke can...
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