The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of GSTM1 null/present, GSTT1 null/present, and GSTP1 IIe105Val polymorphisms in the clinical response to chemotherapy and treatment outcome of patients with breast cancer. A total of 262 subjects were randomly selected from among patients with a histologically confirmed breast cancer. The genotypes of GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 IIe105Val polymorphisms...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The present study aimed to clarify whether virological response within 2 weeks after therapy initiation can predict a null response to pegylated interferon α-2b plus ribavirin therapy in patients with high viral load genotype 1b hepatitis C. METHODS The participants consisted of 72 patients with high viral load genotype 1b. The dynamics of viral load within 2 weeks were measur...

Microsatellite null alleles are commonly encountered in population genetics studies, yet little is known about their impact on the estimation of population differentiation. Computer simulations based on the coalescent were used to investigate the evolutionary dynamics of null alleles, their impact on F(ST) and genetic distances, and the efficiency of estimators of null allele frequency. Further...

Atherosclerosis plays an important role in ischemic stroke, and oxidative stress participates in the entire process of atherosclerosis. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) acting with other antioxidant enzymes can eliminate reactive oxygen species and protect cells against oxidative damage. To assess the association of glutathione S-transferase (GSTT1 and GSTM1) gene polymorphisms with ischemic str...

Glutathione S-transferases (GST) detoxify a wide range of carcinogens. Isothiocyanates (ITC), from cruciferous vegetables, are substrates for and inducers of GST. GST variants may alter ITC clearance such that response to crucifers varies by genotype. In a randomized cross-over trial, we tested the hypothesis that changes in serum GSTA1/2 concentration in response to cruciferous vegetable feedi...

The present study was undertaken to examine the frequencies of GSTM1 (Null/Present), GSTP1 (Ile105Val) and p53 (Arg72Pro) genotypes and their relations to breast cancer susceptibility in South Indian women. This case - control study involved 250 consecutive breast cancer cases and 500 healthy controls matched in five-year age categories in the ratio of 1:2. Genotyping was performed by PCR for G...

We analysed glutathione S-transferase M1, T1, and P1 gene polymorphisms in a case control study to asses their susceptibility to prostate cancer in Turkish population. Polymorphisms were determined by PCR-based methods in 115 control subjects and 115 prostate cancer patients. The frequencies of polymorphisms were compared between patients and controls by logistic regression analysis. Possible a...

In this issue of the Journal, a report by Bennett et al. (1) gives evidence for an interaction in never-smoking Missouri women between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and the homozygous null genotype for glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 (GSTM1) in increasing the risk of lung cancer. Because GST enzymes act on certain carcinogenic constituents of tobacco smoke to make them excret...