SNPs of ABC transporter genes linked to lung cancer risk

Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolising the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the 1 February 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results may help shed light on how lung cancer develops and could have important implications for preventing smoking-related cancers...

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