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Genetic polymorphisms in carcinogen metabolism and their association to hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1998
Moisio A L, Sistonen P, Mecklin J P, Järvinen H, Peltomäki P
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The phenotype of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer shows interfamilial and intrafamilial variation even in the presence of identical predisposing mutations, suggesting the existence of additional phenotype determinants. The modifying role of genetic polymorphisms in loci involved in carcinogen metabolism was studied. METHODS: We focused on colon cancers from kindreds sharing one of two...
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