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Oxidative balance and colon and rectal cancer: interaction of lifestyle factors and genes.
Mutation research - 1 Jun 2012
Slattery Martha L, Lundgreen Abbie, Welbourn Bill, Wolff Roger K, Corcoran Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Pro-oxidant and anti-oxidant genetic and lifestyle factors can contribute to an individual's level of oxidative stress. We hypothesize that diet, lifestyle and genetic factors work together to influence colon and rectal cancer through an oxidative balance mechanism. We evaluated nine markers for eosinophil peroxidase (EPX), two for myeloperoxidase (MPO), four for hypoxia-inducible factor-1A (HIFIA), and 16 for...
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