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Polymorphisms of drug-metabolizing genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 2009
Kim Hee Nam, Kim Nan Young, Yu Li, Kim Yeo-Kyeoung, Lee Il-Kwon, Yang Deok-Hwan, Lee Je-Jung, Shin Min-Ho, Park Kyeong-Soo, Choi Jin-Su, Kim Hyeoung-Joon
Abstract excerpt
Drug metabolizing genes are involved in the detoxification of chemical carcinogens. Polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing genes affect the risk of some forms of cancer. We analyzed six polymorphisms to evaluate their association with risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and to examine whether smoking modifies these associations in population-based study in Korea (713 cases and 1,700 controls). The GSTP1 rs1695 AG...
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