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DNA repair gene XRCC1 polymorphisms in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Cancer letters - 10 Jan 2005
Joseph Thomas, Kusumakumary P, Chacko Priya, Abraham Annie, Pillai M Radhakrishna
Abstract excerpt
Defective DNA repair has been reported to be a risk factor for various malignancies. Genetic polymorphisms of DNA repair genes are thought to result in different phenotypic features compared to the wild type. Genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1 gene could, through alteration of protein structure, lead to defective functioning of DNA Polbeta, PARP and LIG3 enzymes resulting in defective DNA repair and increased risk of...
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