Maternal variation in EPHX1, a xenobiotic metabolism gene, is associated with childhood medulloblastoma: An exploratory case-parent triad study

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 679-685

  Lupo, Philip J ^a   Nousome, Darryl ^b   Okcu, M Fatih ^a   Chintagumpala, Murali ^a   Scheurer, Michael E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Case parent triad; Epidemiology; Genetic polymorphisms; Medulloblastoma; Xenobiotic detoxification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EPHX1 GENE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867950931     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2012.722747     Document Type: Article

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