Genetic polymorphisms and metabolism of endocrine disruptors in cancer susceptibility
Epidemiological studies have estimated that approximately 80% of all cancers are related to environmental factors. Individual cancer susceptibility can be the result of several host factors, including differences in metabolism, DNA repair, altered expression of tumor suppressor genes and proto-oncog...
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000200002&lng=en&tlng=en |