Article
Inherited GSTM1 and NAT2 defects as concurrent risk modifiers in asbestos-related human malignant mesothelioma.
Cancer research - 15 Jul 1995
Hirvonen A, Pelin K, Tammilehto L, Karjalainen A, Mattson K, Linnainmaa K
Abstract excerpt
Besides asbestos exposure, the factors that determine susceptibility to malignant mesothelioma are unknown. We evaluated the risk of GSTM1 null genotype and slow acetylation-associated NAT2 genotype for malignant mesothelioma in relation to asbestos exposure. Both the GSTM1 null genotype and the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
- Asbestos
- Cocarcinogenesis
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Female
- Genes, Regulator
- Genotype
- Glutathione Transferase
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
