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Polymorphism of DNA ligase I and risk of lung cancer--a case-control analysis.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2002
Shen Hongbing, Spitz Margaret R, Qiao Yawei, Zheng Yuxin, Hong Waun K, Wei Qingyi
Abstract excerpt
DNA ligases catalyze the joining of single and double-strand DNA breaks, which is an essential step in DNA replication, recombination and repair. Recently, a common single nucleotide polymorphism (A-->C) in exon 6 of DNA ligase I (LIG1) was identified, but its functional relevance remains to be determined. Because LIG1 participates in DNA repair and reduced DNA repair capacity is associated with risk of lung...
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