Association of metabolic gene polymorphisms with tobacco consumption in healthy controls.

Polymorphisms in genes that encode for metabolic enzymes have been associated with variations in enzyme activity between individuals. Such variations could be associated with differences in individual exposure to carcinogens that are metabolized by these genes. In this study, we examine the association between polymorphisms in several metabolic genes and the consumption of tobacco in a large sample of healthy individuals.

Effect of glutathione S-transferases on the survival of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia.

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferases (GST) on the survival of acute myeloid leukaemia patients receiving adriamycin induction therapy. A total of 89 patients were included in the study. Patients who carried at least one GSTM1 allele had trend towards a better survival (mortality rate ratio (RR) 0.