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Glutathione S-transferase mu genotype, diet, and smoking as determinants of sister chromatid exchange frequency in lymphocytes.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Cheng T J, Christiani D C, Xu X, Wain J C, Wiencke J K, Kelsey K T
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Polymorphisms in inherited metabolic traits and intake of dietary antioxidants have been reported to be associated with risk for the development of lung cancer in smokers. This increased risk of lung cancer is presumably attributable to the accumulation of DNA damage. We conducted a study to investigate whether genetic metabolic variants and antioxidant consumption affected the sister chromatid exchange (SCE)...
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