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Pulmonary CYP2A13 levels are associated with early occurrence of lung cancer-Its implication in mutagenesis of non-small cell lung carcinoma.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Oct 2013
Chiang Huai-Chih, Lee Huei, Chao How-Ran, Chiou Yu-Hu, Tsou Tsui-Chun
Abstract excerpt
CYP2A13, a human pulmonary specific cytochrome P450 enzyme, plays an important role in susceptibility to tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs)-induced lung cancer in humans. The pattern of CYP2A13 distribution in respiratory tract affects the susceptibility of the lung to carcinogens. CYP2A13 is expressed in the epithelium of trachea and bronchi; however its pattern of expression in human lung cancer remains...
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