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DNA repair polymorphisms might contribute differentially on familial and sporadic breast cancer susceptibility: a study on a Portuguese population.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2007
Costa Sandra, Pinto Daniela, Pereira Deolinda, Rodrigues Helena, Cameselle-Teijeiro Jorge, Medeiros Rui, Schmitt Fernando
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as genetic indicators of susceptibility to familial and sporadic breast cancer. We analysed DNA samples from 285 breast cancer patients and 442 control subjects, for XRCC1 Arg399Gln, XPD Lys751Gln, RAD51 G135C and XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphisms using PCR-RFLP. We observed that women carriers of XRCC1 399Gln genotypes and...
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