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Epigenetic Biomarkers for Risk Assessment of Particulate Matter Associated Lung Cancer.
Current drug targets - 1 Jan 2018
Bhargava Arpit, Bunkar Neha, Aglawe Aniket, Pandey Kailash Chand, Tiwari Rajnarayan, Chaudhury Koel, Goryacheva Irina Yu, Mishra Pradyumna Kumar
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BACKGROUND: Particulate matter directly emitted into the air by sources such as combustion processes and windblown dust, or formed in the atmosphere by transformation of emitted gases are the major contributors to air pollution that triggers a diverse array of human pathologies including lung cancer. The mortality in lung cancer is usually high as the disease is not symptomatic at its early treatable stage....
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