Cancer Letters
Volume 236, Issue 2 , Pages 276-281 , 18 May 2006

Polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase Omega gene and risk of cancer

  • Sujan Babu Marahatta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    • ,
  • Phaibul Punyarit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Pramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Vajarabhongsa Bhudisawasdi

      Affiliations

    • Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • ,
  • Anucha Paupairoj

      Affiliations

    • Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • ,
  • Sopit Wongkham

      Affiliations

    • Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • ,
  • Songsak Petmitr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +662 3549100x1581; fax: +662 6447934.

Received 21 March 2005 ,Revised 15 May 2005 ,Accepted 17 May 2005.

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PII: S0304-3835(05)00500-8

doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.05.020

Cancer Letters
Volume 236, Issue 2 , Pages 276-281 , 18 May 2006

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