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Allelotype influence at glutathione S-transferase M1 locus on breast cancer susceptibility.
British journal of cancer - 1 Jan 1999
Charrier J, Maugard C M, Le Mevel B, Bignon Y J
Abstract excerpt
The influence of polymorphisms of the glutathione S-transferase gene GSTM1 in breast cancer susceptibility has been assessed in this study. Previous studies correlated the absence of the GSTM1 protein with an increased risk of developing some cancers, especially lung or bladder cancers, in heavy smokers. In this study, we determined GSTM1 polymorphisms in a population of 437 female controls from the west of...
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