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GSTs polymorphisms are associated with epigenetic silencing of CDKN2A gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 Sept 2020
Forghanifard Mohammad Mahdi, Aarabi Azadeh, Nasiri Aghdam Maryam, Memar Bahram, Hasanzadeh Khayat Mohammad, Dadkhah Ezzat, Abbaszadegan Mohammad Reza
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Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the sixth most frequent cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by incomplete combustion of organic matter is an important risk factor. Genetic polymorphisms in genes encoding PAH-metabolizing enzymes like glutathione S-transferases (GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1) which conjugate glutathione to PAHs for reduction of...
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