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Association of genetic polymorphisms in the paraoxonase 1 gene with the risk and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer in Chinese Han population.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Mar 2012
Wang Hui, Li Lin, Ding Li, Zhang Zijin, Pu Chun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress and free radicals have been indicated to be associated with increased risk of various cancers. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene, encoding PON1 protein, plays an important role as an endogenous free-radical scavenging molecule. The aim of the present study was to determine whether genetic polymorphisms of the PON1 gene are associated with the risk and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer...
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