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Polymorphisms of XRCC1 genes and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the Cantonese population.
BMC cancer - 26 Jun 2006
Cao Yun, Miao Xiao-Ping, Huang Ma-Yan, Deng Ling, Hu Li-Fu, Ernberg Ingemar, Zeng Yi-Xin, Lin Dong-Xin, Shao Jian-Yong
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BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common cancers in southern China. In addition to environmental factors such as Epstein-Barr virus infection and diet, genetic susceptibility has been reported to play a key role in the development of this disease. The x-ray repair cros...
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