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Assessment of 3 xeroderma pigmentosum group C gene polymorphisms and risk of cutaneous melanoma: a case-control study.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jun 2005
Blankenburg Sandra, König Inke R, Moessner Rotraut, Laspe Petra, Thoms Kai-Martin, Krueger Ullrich, Khan Sikandar G, Westphal Goetz, Berking Carola, Volkenandt Matthias, Reich Kristian, Neumann Christine, Ziegler Andreas, Kraemer Kenneth H, Emmert Steffen
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with the rare DNA repair deficiency syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) are sensitive to the sun and exhibit a 1000-fold increased risk for developing skin cancers, including cutaneous melanoma. Inherited polymorphisms of XP genes may contribute to subtle variations in DNA repair capacity and genetic susceptibility to melanoma. We investigated the role of three polymorphic alleles of the DNA repair...
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