Metabolic genotypes as modulators of asbestos-related pleural malignant mesothelioma risk: A comparison of Finnish and Italian populations

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-398

  Neri, Monica ^a   Taioli, Emanuela ^b   Filiberti, Rosangela ^a   Paolo Ivaldi, Giovanni ^c   Aldo Canessa, Pier ^d   Verna, Anna ^a   Marroni, Paola ^a   Puntoni, Riccardo ^a   Hirvonen, Ari ^e   Garte, Seymour ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pneumology   (Italy)

^d Ospedale S Bartolomeo   (Italy)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^f Genetics Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; EPHX1; GSTM1; GSTT1; Malignant mesothelioma; NAT2

Indexed keywords

ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE 1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA;

EID: 33745262399     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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