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Myeloperoxidase G463A polymorphism and lung cancer risk in Asians: a pooled analysis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Oct 2013
Zhou Yi-yong, Zhang Shao-ming, Cai Zhi-gang, Zhang Heng, Wang Lei, Xu Xiao-ping, Wu Hai-bo
Abstract excerpt
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an endogenous oxidant enzyme and can generate reactive oxygen species. The MPO G463A polymorphism influences MPO transcription levels and has been proposed to be associated with risk of lung cancer. To assess the effect of MPO G463A polymorphism on lung cancer risk in Asians, a pooled analysis of published case-control studies was performed. PubMed, Embase, China Biomedical Literature,...
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