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Chronic hepatitis B carriers with null genotypes of glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphisms who are exposed to aflatoxin are at increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 1996
Chen C J, Yu M W, Liaw Y F, Wang L W, Chiamprasert S, Matin F, Hirvonen A, Bell D A, Santella R M
Abstract excerpt
This study was carried out to elucidate the effect of glutathione S-transferase (GST) Ml and Tl polymorphisms on the aflatoxin-related hepatocarcinogenesis among chronic carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). A total of 32 newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases and 73 age-matched controls selected from a cohort of 4,841 chronic HBsAg carriers who had been followed for 5 years were studied....
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