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[Glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1): susceptibility gene of breast cancer].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jan 1997
Fontana X, Peyrotte I, Valente E, Rossi C, Ettore F, Namer M, Bussière F
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione S-transferases mu (GSTM) are dimeric cytosolic isoenzymes. They catalyze glutathione conjugation upon a large variety of electrophiles as carcinogens, trans-stilbene peroxide or benzo(a)pyrene. The gene GSTM1 is localized on chromosome 1p13, it has drawn attention because it is absent approximately in 50% of the white population. GSTM1 null genotype seems linked with susceptibility to cancers as lung,...
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