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A case-control study of cytochrome P450 1A1, glutathione S-transferase M1, cigarette smoking and lung cancer susceptibility (Massachusetts, United States)
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Jul 1997
Garcia-Closas M, Kelsey K T, Wiencke J K, Xu X, Wain J C, Christiani D C
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) genetic polymorphisms are involved in the activation and detoxification of chemical carcinogens found in tobacco smoke; thus they may influence host susceptibility to lung cancer. In this study at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA, USA) of 416 cases and 446 controls (mostly White) we evaluated the association between the CYP1A1 MspI...
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