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Glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene polymorphisms, cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in Singapore.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Oct 2011
Koh Woon-Puay, Nelson Heather H, Yuan Jian-Min, Van den Berg David, Jin Aizhen, Wang Renwei, Yu Mimi C
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Putative colorectal procarcinogens in tobacco smoke include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic aromatic amines that are known substrates of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs). This study examined the influence of functional GST gene polymorphisms on the smoking-colorectal cancer association in a population known to be minimally exposed to...
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