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CYP450 polymorphisms as risk factors for early-onset lung cancer: gender-specific differences.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 2009
Timofeeva Maria N, Kropp Silke, Sauter Wiebke, Beckmann Lars, Rosenberger Albert, Illig Thomas, Jäger Birgit, Mittelstrass Kirstin, Dienemann Hendrik, Bartsch Helmut, Bickeböller Heike, Chang-Claude Jenny C, Risch Angela, Wichmann Heinz-Erich
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, involved in metabolism of tobacco carcinogens, are also involved in estrogen metabolism and many are regulated by estrogens. These genes may thus be of relevance to gender-specific differences in lung cancer risk, particularly in early-onset lung cancer, where a high proportion of women is observed. We conducted a case-control study to investigate genetic polymorphisms in...
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