Predisposing genes and increased chromosome aberrations in lung cancer cigarette smokers.

doi:10.1016/s0027-5107(97)00106-1

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Predisposing genes and increased chromosome aberrations in lung cancer cigarette smokers.

Mutation research - 5 Sept 1997

Conforti-Froes N, el-Zein R, Abdel-Rahman S Z, Zwischenberger J B, Au W W

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Genotoxic effects linking cigarette smoking with lung cancer have not been consistently demonstrated, therefore claims for the cause-effect relationships are vigorously contested. Using matched populations of 22 lung cancer patients who have been cigarette smokers (LCP), 22 non-cancerous cigarett...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Chromosome Aberrations
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Genes
Genotype
Glutathione Transferase
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Smoking

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