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Functional PstI/RsaI polymorphism in CYP2E1 is associated with the development, progression and poor outcome of gastric cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Feng Jin, Pan Xiaolin, Yu Junbo, Chen Zheng, Xu Hao, El-Rifai Wael, Zhang Guoxin, Xu Zekuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), an ethanol-inducible enzyme, has been shown to metabolically activate various carcinogens, which is critical for the development and progression of cancers. It has demonstrated that CYP2E1 polymorphisms alter the transcriptional activity of the gene. However, studies on the association between CYP2E1 polymorphisms (PstI/RsaI or DraI) and gastric cancer have reported...
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