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The GSTM1null (deletion) and MGMT84 rs12917 (Phe/Phe) haplotype are associated with bulky DNA adduct levels in human leukocytes.
Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis - 12 Dec 2013
Molina Edith, Pérez-Morales Rebeca, Rubio Julieta, Petrosyan Pavel, Cadena Leticia Hernández, Arlt Volker M, Phillips David H, Gonsebatt María E
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoke and air pollutants contain carcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA), that are substrates of metabolizing enzymes generating reactive metabolites that can bind to DNA. Variation in the activity of these enzymes may modify the extent to which these metabolites can interact with DNA. We compared the levels of bulky DNA adducts in blood...
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