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Transferrin C3 offers protection against smoking-associated lung cancer?
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 1996
Sikström C, Beckman L E, Eklund A, Beckman L
Abstract excerpt
In previous investigations increased body iron stores and transferrin (TF) variants have been found to be associated with adverse health effects, including cancer. In this investigation transferrin C (TF C) subtypes were studied in lung cancer patients and controls from the Stockholm area in central Sweden. There was a significant difference between patients and controls with respect to the distribution of TF C...
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