The Journal of Urology
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 380-383 , February 1998

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE M1 DEFICIENCY AND UROTHELIAL CANCER IN DYE WORKERS EXPOSED TO AROMATIC AMINES

,Accepted 25 July 1997.

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 380-383 , February 1998