Glutathione S-Transferase P1 (GSTP1) gene polymorphism increases age-related susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma

• Main Authors: Kuo Wu-Hsien (Author), Tseng Hsin-Shun (Author), Chen Yao-Li (Author), Yang Shun-Fa (Author), Chen Dar-Ren (Author), Tsai Hsiu-Ting (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent malignant neoplasms in the world. Genetic polymorphism has been reported to be a factor increasing the risk of HCC. Phase II enzymes such as glutathione s-transferases (GSTP1...