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Common polymorphisms in ERCC2 (Xeroderma pigmentosum D) are not associated with breast cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2005
Kuschel Bettina, Chenevix-Trench Georgia, Spurdle Amanda B, Chen Xiaoqing, Hopper John L, Giles Graham G, McCredie Margret, Chang-Claude Jenny, Gregory Catherine S, Day Nick E, Easton Douglas F, Ponder Bruce A J, Dunning Alison M, Pharoah Paul D P
Abstract excerpt
A substantial proportion of the familial risk of breast cancer may be due to genetic variants, each contributing a small effect. The protein encoded by ERCC2 is a key enzyme involved in nucleotide excision repair, in which gene defects could lead to cancer prone syndromes such as Xeroderma pigmentosum D. We have examined the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the ERCC2 gene and the incidence...
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