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GSTP1 c.341C>T gene polymorphism increases the risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis - 1 Jul 2018
Rajesh Deepa, Balakrishna Sharath, Azeem Mohiyuddin S M, Suresh T N, Moideen Kutty A V
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Glutathione S Transferases (GST) are anti-oxidant enzymes involved in detoxification of cellular and exogenous carcinogens and oxidative products of reactive oxygen species. Genetic polymorphisms can attenuate the detoxification capacity of GST and consequently increase the susceptibility to carcinogenesis. There are eight classes of GST enzymes of which pi subtype is the predominant form expressed in the oral...
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