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Frequency of glutathione-S-transferase gene deletions in children with neoplasms

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We describe a case-control study to identify associations between polymorphism at the glutathione S-transferase loci and susceptibility to childhood malignancy.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Medical University of Lodz, Sporna Street 36/50, 91-738, Lodz, Poland

    Elzbieta Zielinska, Malgorzata Zubowska, Karolina Przybylowska & Jerzy Bodalski

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Zielinska, E., Zubowska, M., Przybylowska, K. et al. Frequency of glutathione-S-transferase gene deletions in children with neoplasms. Eur J Pediatr 161, 63–64 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-001-0857-9

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