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Impact of smoking on lung cancer risk is stronger in those with the homozygous aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 null allele in a Japanese population.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2010
Park Ji Young, Matsuo Keitaro, Suzuki Takeshi, Ito Hidemi, Hosono Satoyo, Kawase Takakazu, Watanabe Miki, Oze Isao, Hida Toyoaki, Yatabe Yasushi, Mitsudomi Tetsuya, Takezaki Toshiro, Tajima Kazuo, Tanaka Hideo
Abstract excerpt
The main lifestyle contributor to acetaldehyde exposure is the drinking of alcoholic beverages, but tobacco smoke also makes some contribution. Although acetaldehyde is associated with upper aerodigestive tract cancer risk, in accordance with genetically determined acetaldehyde metabolism, it is...
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