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Modification of urinary N7-methylguanine excretion in smokers by glutathione-S-transferase M1 polymorphism.
Toxicology - 16 Jun 2009
Lin I-Hsin, Chao Mu-Rong, Hu Chiung-Wen, Ho Ming-Lin, Huang Jo-Yun, Lee Hong-Shen, Chen Chun-Chieh, Wong Ruey-Hong
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens which can lead to DNA methylation. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are detoxifying enzymes, and the effects of the genes GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 on cigarette smoke-induced methylated adducts have not been elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the associa...
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