Is environmental carcinogenesis modulated by host polymorphism?

doi:10.1016/0027-5107(91)90021-f

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Is environmental carcinogenesis modulated by host polymorphism?

Mutation research - 1 Apr 1991

Idle J R

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It is now clear that tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary factors and occupation can all interact with genetic host factors to place one individual at a greater or lesser risk of a particular cancer than another. Phenotypes which confer significantly elevated risks arise from the human C...

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Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Disease Susceptibility
Environment
Environmental Pollution
Glutathione Transferase
Humans
Isoenzymes
Neoplasms
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Smoking

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