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Investigation on the role of p53 codon 72 polymorphism and interactions with tobacco, betel quid, and alcohol in susceptibility to cancers in a high-risk population from North East India.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Mar 2011
Ihsan Rakhshan, Devi Thoudam Regina, Yadav Dhirendra Singh, Mishra Ashwani Kumar, Sharma Jagannath, Zomawia Eric, Verma Yogesh, Phukan Rupkumar, Mahanta Jagadish, Kataki Amal Chandra, Kapur Sujala, Saxena Sunita
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The association of TP53 codon 72 polymorphism with cancer susceptibility remains uncertain and varies with ethnicity. Northeast India represents a geographically, culturally, and ethnically isolated population. The area reports high rate of tobacco usage in a variety of ways of consumption, compared with the rest of Indian population. A total of 411 cancer patients (161 lung, 134 gastric, and 116 oral) and 282...
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