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Polymorphisms of DNA repair gene XRCC1 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 1999
Sturgis E M, Castillo E J, Li L, Zheng R, Eicher S A, Clayman G L, Strom S S, Spitz M R, Wei Q
Abstract excerpt
Because reduced DNA repair capacity (phenotype) has been suggested as a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), newly-identified DNA repair gene polymorphisms (genotype) may also be implicated in risk. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a case-control study of 203 SCCHN patients and 424 control subjects (matched for age, sex and ethnicity) to investigate the role of two XRCC1...
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