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Association of the DNA repair gene XPD Asp312Asn polymorphism with p53 gene mutations in tobacco-related non-small cell lung cancer.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Oct 2003
Gao Wei-Min, Romkes Marjorie, Day Richard D, Siegfried Jill M, Luketich James D, Mady Hussam H, Melhem Mona F, Keohavong Phouthone
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer, a disease related mostly to tobacco smoke exposure and a leading cause of cancer-related death in industrialized countries, is frequently associated with mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene. Genetic differences resulting in inter-individual variation in DNA repair capacity may...
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