Investigation into the effects of the tobacco smoke procarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene on gene expression profiles in oesophageal cancer

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-140). === Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor in the development of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a tobacco smoke procarcinogen that is metabolically activated into the carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene diol-epoxide (BPDE...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bick, Alexis J
Other Authors: Parker, M Iqbal
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10124