Exon 5 Polymorphisms in the O6-Alkylguanine DNA Alkyltransferase Gene and Lung Cancer Risk in Non–Smokers Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke

C Cohet, S Borel, F Nyberg, A Mukeria… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: The objective of the study was to examine the association of three exon 5 variants
in the O 6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) gene involved in the repair of the …

Role of Polymorphisms in Codons 143 and 160 of the O6-Alkylguanine DNA Alkyltransferase Gene in Lung Cancer Risk

TB Kaur, JM Travaline, JP Gaughan, JP Richie Jr… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
Abstract O 6-Alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) plays an important role in the repair
of alkylating agent-induced DNA damage and protection from the carcinogenic effects of …

O6‐alkylguanine‐DNA alkyltransferase gene polymorphisms and the risk of primary lung cancer

MH Chae, JS Jang, HG Kang, JH Park… - … in cooperation with …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract O6‐alkylguanine‐DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) plays an important role in the repair
of O6‐alkylguanine adducts, which are major mutagenic lesions produced by environmental …

Association between lung cancer risk and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the first intron and codon 178 of the DNA repair gene, O6‐alkylguanine–DNA …

PAJ Crosbie, G McGown, MR Thorncroft… - … journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The association between lung cancer risk and 2 polymorphisms, rs12268840 and
rs2308327 (codon K178R), in the DNA repair protein, O6‐alkylguanine–DNA …

Associations between smoking, GST genotypes and N7-methylguanine levels in DNA extracted from bronchial lavage cells

SJ Lewis, NM Cherry, RML Niven, PV Barber… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
N7-Methylguanine (N7-MeG) DNA adducts are markers of human exposure to methylating
agents including tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). Repair of this adduct is poor, so …

DNA Sequence Context Affects Repair of the Tobacco-Specific Adduct O6-[4-Oxo-4-(3-pyridyl)butyl]guanine by Human O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferases

RS Mijal, S Kanugula, CC Vu, Q Fang, AE Pegg… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The repair protein O 6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) protects cells from the
mutagenic and carcinogenic effects of alkylating agents by removing O 6-alkylguanine …

CYP1A1 and GSTM1 genetic polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in Caucasian non-smokers: a pooled analysis

RJ Hung, P Boffetta, J Brockmöller… - …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Polymorphisms for genes encoding the metabolic enzymes cytochrome P450 1A1
(CYP1A1) and glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) might contribute to the variability in …

Associations between carcinogen–DNA damage, glutathione S-transferase genotypes, and risk of lung cancer in the prospective Physicians' Health Cohort Study

FP Perera, LVA Mooney, M Stampfer… - …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
DNA damage from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and other aromatic/hydrophobic
compounds has been implicated in case–control studies as a risk factor for lung cancer, as …

Genetic polymorphisms in CYP1B1, GSTA1, NQO1 and NAT2 and the risk of lung cancer

M Sørensen, H Autrup, A Tjønneland, K Overvad… - Cancer Letters, 2005 - Elsevier
In a population-based case-cohort study, we have investigated the occurrence of lung
cancer in relation to polymorphisms in the phase I gene cytochrome P450 1B1 and in the …

Lung Cancer Risk in Nonsmokers and GSTM1 and GSTT1 Genetic Polymorphism

N Malats, AM Camus-Radon, F Nyberg, W Ahrens… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
Glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphism may contribute to the individual variability in
detoxifying lung carcinogens. This effect might be particularly relevant at low-level exposure …