Association of GSTM1 null allele with prostate cancer risk: evidence from 36 case-control studies.

BACKGROUND: Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) is thought to be involved in detoxifying several carcinogens and may play a vital role in tumorigenesis. Numerous studies have evaluated the association between GSTM1 null/present polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer (PCa). However, the results re...

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Main Authors: Bingbing Wei, Zhuoqun Xu, You Zhou, Jun Ruan, Huan Cheng, Bo Xi, Ming Zhu, Ke Jin, Deqi Zhou, Qiang Hu, Qiang Wang, Zhirong Wang, Zhiqiang Yan, Feng Xuan, Xing Huang, Jian Zhang, Hongyi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468624?pdf=render