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The role of BRCA1 in non-homologous end-joining.
Cancer letters - 18 Aug 2006
Bau Da-Tian, Mau Yi-Chien, Shen Chen-Yang
Abstract excerpt
From the genotypic viewpoint, single nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes of the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway, which is important in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, have been shown to be associated with increased breast cancer risk. However, more phenotypic evidence is needed to strengthen the link between defective NHEJ genes and breast cancer development. Recently, BRCA1-deficient mouse...
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