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Association of genetic polymorphisms CYP2A6*2 rs1801272 and CYP2A6*9 rs28399433 with tobacco-induced lung Cancer: case-control study in an Egyptian population.
BMC cancer - 3 May 2018
Ezzeldin Nada, El-Lebedy Dalia, Darwish Amira, El Bastawisy Ahmed, Abd Elaziz Shereen Hamdy, Hassan Mirhane Mohamed, Saad-Hussein Amal
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported the role of CYP2A6 genetic polymorphisms in smoking and lung cancer risk with some contradictory results in different populations. The purpose of the current study is to assess the contribution of the CYP2A6*2 rs1801272 and CYP2A6*9 rs28399433 gene polymorphisms and tobacco smoking in the risk of lung cancer in an Egyptian population. METHODS: A case-control study was...
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