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Gene deletion of glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian patients.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2008
Abd El-Moneim Elhamy, Younis Fatma A, Allam Naglaa, Gameel Khaled, Osman Maher
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphic forms of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were found to be associated with risk for various malignancies. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the risks-associated with GSTT1 and GSTM1 gene polymorphisms and hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in an Egyptian population. Sixty patients diagnosed with HCC were subdivided into 3 groups: group I, 31 patients with HCC and...
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