Glutathione S-transferase and N-acetyltransferase genotypes and asbestos-associated pulmonary disorders

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 1853-1856

  Hirvonen, Ari ^a   Saarikoski, Sirkku T ^a   Linnainmaa, Kaija ^a   Koskinen, Kari ^a   Husgafvel Pursiainen, Kirsti ^a   Mattson, Karin ^b   Vainio, Harri ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATOR PHENOTYPE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETYLATION; ADULT; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ASBESTOS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA PROBES; FINLAND; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 0030451114     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.24.1853     Document Type: Article

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