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Effects of metallothionein-1 genetic polymorphism and cigarette smoking on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2013
Wong Ruey-Hong, Huang Chun-Huang, Yeh Chao-Bin, Lee Hong-Shen, Chien Ming-Hsien, Yang Shun-Fa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A low expression of metallothionein (MT) has been observed in liver cancer. Such a phenomenon might be influenced by oxidative stress, thus resulting in the cells being more susceptible to DNA damage and apoptotic death. In particular, oxidative stress induced by cigarette smoking might affect MT-1 expression. We designed a hospital-based case-control study to evaluate the effects of MT-1 genotypes...
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