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Genetic polymorphisms of carcinogen metabolizing enzymes are associated with oral leukoplakia development and p53 overexpression.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Duarte Eliza Carla Barroso, Ribeiro Daniela Cotta, Gomez Marcus Vinícius, Ramos-Jorge Maria Letícia, Gomez Ricardo Santiago
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BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of carcinogen-metabolizing enzyme genes have been associated with the risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral leukoplakia. The overexpression of p53 protein is the most common genetic alteration in head and neck cancer. In the present study the combined or...
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