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    Molecular insights into the association of obesity with breast cancer risk: relevance to xenobiotic metabolism and CpG island methylation of tumor suppressor genes

    Obesity, genetic polymorphisms of xenobiotic metabolic pathway, hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes, and hypomethylation of proapoptotic genes are known to be independent risk factors for breast cancer....

    Shaik Mohammad Naushad, Tajamul Hussain in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2014)

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    Induction of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, increased oxidative stress and inflammation in the lung and liver tissues of rats exposed to incense smoke

    Incense smoke is increasingly being recognized as a potential environmental contaminant and is linked to malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases. The detoxification of environmental contaminants inclu...

    Tajamul Hussain, Omar S. Al-Attas in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2014)

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    The Q192R polymorphism of the paraoxonase 1 gene is a risk factor for coronary artery disease in Saudi subjects

    Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a HDL-bound antioxidant enzyme that protects LDL from oxidative modification. Discovery of the antioxidant properties of PON1 led to extensive research on its role in the initiation and...

    Mohammed A. Hassan, Omar S. Al-Attas in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2013)

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    Combined effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes contribute to increased breast cancer risk in premenopausal women

    Both obesity and type 2 diabetes are among the risk factors for breast cancer development. Combined effect of these metabolic abnormalities on breast cancer risk however, has not been examined in premenopausal...

    Majed S Alokail, Nasser M Al-Daghri, Omar S Al-Attas in Cardiovascular Diabetology (2009)