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Characterization of purified human recombinant cytochrome P4501A1-Ile462 and -Val462: assessment of a role for the rare allele in carcinogenesis.
Cancer research - 1 Sept 1996
Zhang Z Y, Fasco M J, Huang L, Guengerich F P, Kaminsky L S
Abstract excerpt
Human cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) occurs extrahepatically and is polymorphic, the common form having Ile at position 462 and the rare form having Val. The rare allele has been associated with enhanced susceptibility to lung cancer. To resolve its role in cancer we have constructed CYP1A1-Val462 c...
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