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ERCC2/XPD gene polymorphisms and cancer risk.
Mutagenesis - 1 Nov 2002
Benhamou Simone, Sarasin Alain
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair of bulky adducts is essential for a normal life, as demonstrated by the existence of rare but dramatic diseases, such as xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), associating DNA repair deficiency and a high cancer proneness. It is plausible that small variations in the efficacy of repair in the normal population may facilitate cancer development in exposed individuals. In order to check this hypothesis,...
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