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Isothiocyanates, glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphisms and gastric cancer risk: a prospective study of men in Shanghai, China.
International journal of cancer - 1 Dec 2009
Moy Kristin A, Yuan Jian-Min, Chung Fung-Lung, Wang Xue-Li, Van Den Berg David, Wang Renwei, Gao Yu-Tang, Yu Mimi C
Abstract excerpt
Isothiocyanates (ITC) in cruciferous vegetables may be chemopreventive against gastric cancer development. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) may modify the chemopreventive effect of ITC. The relationship between urinary total ITC and risk of gastric cancer was prospectively examined. Between 1986 and 1989, 18,244 middle-aged men in Shanghai, China were enrolled in a prospective study of diet and cancer and...
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