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Modulation of urinary mutagenicity by genetically determined carcinogen metabolism in smokers.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 1994
Hirvonen A, Nylund L, Kociba P, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Vainio H
Abstract excerpt
We examined the genotypes of two polymorphic genes involved in the detoxification of several mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds in relation to tobacco smoking-associated urinary mutagenicity. The genes studied were the glutathione S-transferase-encoding GSTM1 gene and acetyltransferase-encoding NAT2 gene. Smokers with no GSTM1 gene (n = 7) had urine that was several times more mutagenic than that of smokers...
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