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Variation in the GST mu locus and tobacco smoke exposure as determinants of childhood lung function.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Apr 2009
Breton Carrie V, Vora Hita, Salam Muhammad T, Islam Talat, Wenten Made, Gauderman W James, Van den Berg David, Berhane Kiros, Peters John M, Gilliland Frank D
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are important detoxification enzymes. OBJECTIVES: To investigate effects of variants in GST mu genes on lung function and assess their interactions with tobacco smoke exposure. METHODS: In this prospective study, 14,836 lung function measurements were collected from 2,108 children who participated in two Southern California cohorts. For each child, tagging single...
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