A race-specific genetic polymorphism in the CYP1A1 gene is not associated with lung cancer in African Americans.

doi:10.1093/carcin/15.6.1121

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A race-specific genetic polymorphism in the CYP1A1 gene is not associated with lung cancer in African Americans.

Carcinogenesis - 1 Jun 1994

Kelsey K T, Wiencke J K, Spitz M R

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In a case-control study, we tested the hypothesis that a previously described African American-specific polymorphism in an intron 3' to the coding region of the CYP1A1 gene was associated with the occurrence of lung cancer. The study population included 72 African Americans with newly diagnosed,...

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Adult
Aged
Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
Base Sequence
Black People
Case-Control Studies
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Female
Genotype
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Genetic
Black or African American

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