Polymorphisms of Glutathione S-Transferase Mu 1 (GSTM1), Theta 1 (GSTT1), and Pi 1 (GSTP1) Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk

Background: Exposure of ovarian cells to estrogen, which is detoxified by glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), has been associated with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cristiane Oliveira, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Regina Aparecida Martinho Sagarra, Sophie Françoise Mauricette Derchain, José Getulio Segalla, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2012-0920