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The SOD2 Val/Val genotype enhances the risk of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma by p53 and XRCC1 polymorphisms.
Cancer - 15 Dec 2004
Liu Geoffrey, Zhou Wei, Park Sohee, Wang Lisa I, Miller David P, Wain John C, Lynch Thomas J, Su Li, Christiani David C
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BACKGROUND: Exogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) induces DNA damage. Manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals, a major type of ROS, into hydrogen peroxide. p53 is a tumor suppressor gene, and X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) is involved in...
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