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Alcohol-dehydrogenase (ADH1B) Arg48His polymorphism in Basque Country patients with oral and laryngeal cancer: preliminary study.
Anticancer research - 1 Feb 2011
Marichalar-Mendia Xabier, Acha-Sagredo Amelia, Rodriguez-Tojo Maria Jose, Rey-Barja Natalia, Hernando-Rodriguez Miriam, Aguirregaviria Jose Ignacio, Aguirre-Urizar Jose Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Oral and laryngeal cancer has a high incidence in the Basque Country (Spain), the main risk factors in this pathology being regular consumption of tobacco and alcohol. However, since not all the individuals exposed to these risk factors develop cancer, the individual genetic susceptibility should be investigated in this population. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of alcohol...
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