CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism and cervical carcinoma risk in the multi-ethnic population of Malaysia: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Tan, Yee Hock, Mohd Sidik, Shiran, Syed Hussain, Sharifah Noor Akmal, Lye, Munn Sann, Chong, Pei Pei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27982/1/CYP1A1%20MspI%20polymorphism%20and%20cervical%20carcinoma%20risk%20in%20the%20multi-ethnic%20population%20of%20Malaysia%20a%20case-control%20study.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27982/; http://www.apocpcontrol.org/page/apjcp_issues_view.php?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:26838255&key=2016.17.1.57

Background: Tobacco smoking is considered a risk factor for cervical cancer development due to the presence of tobacco based carcinogenic metabolites in cervical cells of female smokers. In this study, we investigated the role of the T3801C (MspI) polymorphism of CYP1A1, a gene encoding an enzyme ne...