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SUBMITTER: Balaji L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3389526 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Balaji Lakshmi L Singh Krishna Balaji KB Bhaskar Lakkakula V K S LV
Genetics and molecular biology 20120401 2
The CYP1A1 gene encodes for the enzyme, aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase, which is involved in the biotransformation of various aromatic tobacco precarcinogens. In the present study, the association between CYP1A1 gene polymorphisms (IVS1-728G > A, Thr461Asn and Ile462Val), and the risk of oral cancer, was examined among 157 patients with oral cancer and 132 age-matched controls, in a south Indian population. The strength of the association between CYP1A1 variants and oral cancer was estimated by lo ...[more]