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[Genetic polymorphisms of drug-metabolizing enzymes and susceptibility to lung cancer--relevance to smoking].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 1996
Uematsu F
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer has been associated with smoking and many carcinogenic compounds are thought to contribute to the origin of lung cancer. Most of these carcinogens exert their carcinogenicity after conversion to more potent forms through reactions mediated by drug-metabolizing enzymes, such as cytochrome P450s (CYPs). Carcinogens in the human body are then detoxified by enzymes such as glutathione S-transferase (GST)...
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