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Expression of a splicing variant in the 5'-UTR of the human ERCC1 gene is not cancer related.
Oncogene - 17 Mar 2005
Winter Andrew G, Dorgan Clare, Melton David W
Abstract excerpt
Cisplatin is the most commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of ovarian cancer. One of the mechanisms of resistance of ovarian tumours to cisplatin is increased nucleotide excision repair activity, in particular increased levels of the endonuclease ERCC1. Since 30-40% of ovarian cancers develop resistance to cisplatin after treatment and these tumours are usually incurable, ERCC1 expression is...
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