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Original Articles

Human leukocyte glutathione S‐transferase isozyme (class mu) and susceptibility to smoking‐related cancers

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Pages 1-8 | Received 24 May 1994, Accepted 16 Dec 1994, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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