The ADH1C polymorphism modifies the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck associated with alcohol and tobacco use

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 476-482

  Peters, Edward S ^a,b,d   McClean, Michael D ^a   Liu, Mei ^a   Eisen, Ellen A ^a,c   Mueller, Nancy ^a   Kelsey, Karl T ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d Louisiana Center for Promotion of Optimal Health Outcomes   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADH1C GENE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 13944277659     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0431     Document Type: Article

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