Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphism as a susceptibility factor in smoking-related coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world, and cigarette smoking is a major contributing factor to the disease. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzyme is implicated in the detoxification of carcinogens present in tobacco smoke and consequent polymorph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Basic research in cardiology 2004-05, Vol.99 (3), p.223-229
Hauptverfasser:	Tamer, Lülüfer, Ercan, Bahadir, Camsari, Ahmet, Yildirim, Hatice, Ciçek, Dilek, Sucu, Nehir, Ateş, Nurcan Aras, Atik, Uğur
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case-Control Studies Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Coronary Artery Disease - genetics Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genotype Glutathione Transferase - genetics Humans Myocardial Infarction - etiology Polymorphism, Genetic Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Risk Factors Smoking - adverse effects
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