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GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions and the risk for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Han Chinese.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2008
Guo Xiuchan, O'Brien Stephen J, Zeng Yi, Nelson George W, Winkler Cheryl A
Abstract excerpt
Southern China is a major nasopharyngeal carcinoma-endemic region. Environmental factors and genetic susceptibility contribute to nasopharyngeal carcinoma development in this area. Polymorphic deletions of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes involved in the detoxification of potentially carcinogenic agents may...
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