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Susceptibility to lung cancer in light smokers associated with CYP1A1 polymorphisms in Mexican- and African-Americans.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Dec 1997
Ishibe N, Wiencke J K, Zuo Z F, McMillan A, Spitz M, Kelsey K T
Abstract excerpt
The gene-environment associations between potential carcinogenic agents modified by polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) gene and lung cancer risk were assessed in a hospital-based case-control study composed of African- and Mexican-Americans. The study involved 171 cases and 295 controls identified from the greater Houston and San Antonio metropolitan areas. Both the exon 7 and MspI polymorphisms...
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