Mutagen sensitivity as a marker of cancer susceptibility.

Article

Mutagen sensitivity as a marker of cancer susceptibility.

Journal of cellular biochemistry. Supplement - 1 Jan 1996

Spitz M R, Wu X, Jiang H, Hsu T C

Abstract excerpt

Modulation of environmental exposures by host genetic factors may explain interindividual variation in susceptibility to carcinogenesis. One determinant of susceptibility is mutagen sensitivity measured by the frequency of bleomycin-induced breaks in an in vitro lymphocyte assay. Mutagen sensitiv...

Topics

Adult
Biomarkers, Tumor
Black People
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Mexican Americans
Multivariate Analysis
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Smoking
Texas
Black or African American

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