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XPD/ERCC2 polymorphisms and risk of head and neck cancer: a case-control analysis.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 2000
Sturgis E M, Zheng R, Li L, Castillo E J, Eicher S A, Chen M, Strom S S, Spitz M R, Wei Q
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair capacity is central in maintaining normal cellular functions. Variants of several DNA repair genes,including the nucleotide excision repair gene XPD, have been described recently. Because we previously reported that patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) had lower DNA repair capacity than healthy controls, we hypothesized that inherited polymorphisms of XPD may contribute to...
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