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Current evidence on the relationship between three polymorphisms in the CYP1A2 gene and the risk of cancer.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Nov 2013
Zhenzhen Li, Xianghua Liu, Ning Sun, Zhan Guo, Chuanchuan Ren, Jie Li
Abstract excerpt
CYP1A2 is an important cytochrome P450 enzyme that is involved in the metabolism of many clinical drugs and activation of some precarcinogens. Functional CYP1A2 polymorphisms are considered to exert significant effects on the risk of cancer, but the conclusions are inconsistent. Three commonly studied CYP1A2 polymorphisms, namely rs762551 (A>C), rs2069514 (G>A), and rs3569413 (T>delT), were selected to explore...
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