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Lack of influence of MGMT codon Leu84Phe and codon Ileu143Val polymorphisms on esophageal cancer risk in the Kashmir Valley.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2012
Shah Mohd A, Shaff Sheikh M, Lone Ghulam Nabi, Jan Syed Mudassar
Abstract excerpt
The enzyme encoded by the MGMT gene is involved in the repair of alkylated lesions formed in DNA by carcinogenic nitrosamines. Since dietary items consumed by the Kashmiri population contain high concentrations of these agents, it is biologically plausible that MGMT polymorphic variants may be associated with their risk of esophageal cancer. The present study was performed to assess whether non-synonymous SNPS at...
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