Title : CYP2E1 genetic polymorphisms and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan.

Pub. Date : 1997 Aug 20

PMID : 9274915






1 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 RESULTS: Individuals homozygous for an allele of the CYP2E1 gene that is detected by Rsa I digestion (c2 allele) were found to have an increased risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (relative risk [RR] = 2.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.2-5.7); this effect was limited to nonsmokers (RR = 9.3; 95% CI = 2.7-32) and was not affected by alcohol consumption. Alcohols cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1 Homo sapiens