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[A role of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase inducibility in susceptibility to lung carcinogenesis].
Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene - 1 Feb 1994
Kiyohara C, Hirohata T
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer mortality has been increasing rapidly in recent years in Japan and is expected to exceed that of stomach cancer in male Japanese in the near future. Although chronic inhalation of cigarette smoke is a major risk factor for the development of lung cancer, it seems important to examine genetic susceptibility to the disease as well. Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH), a drug-metabolism enzyme, is useful...
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