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Joint effect of smoking and NQO1 C609T polymorphism on undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk in a North African population.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Nov 2018
Moumad Khalid, Khaali Wafa, Benider Abdellatif, Ben Ayoub Wided, Hamdi-Cherif Mokhtar, Boualga Kada, Hassen Elham, Ben Driss El Khalil, Corbex Marilys, Khyatti Meriem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a higher incidence in North Africa than in most parts of the world. In addition to environmental factors such as Epstein-Barr virus infection and chemical carcinogen exposure, genetic susceptibility has been reported to play a key role in the develop...
Topics
- Adult
- Africa, Northern
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Smoking