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Selected DNA repair polymorphisms and gastric cancer in Poland.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2005
Huang Wen-Yi, Chow Wong-Ho, Rothman Nat, Lissowska Jolanta, Llaca Victor, Yeager Meredith, Zatonski Witold, Hayes Richard B
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Impaired DNA repair capacity may adversely affect cancer risk, particularly in subjects exposed to DNA damaging carcinogens, as found in tobacco smoke, or among subjects deficient for protective factors, as found in fruits and vegetables. We studied tobacco use, fruit and vegetable intake, and common non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in four DNA repair genes in relation to gastric cancer risk, in a...
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