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Sequence variations in DNA repair gene XPC is associated with lung cancer risk in a Chinese population: a case-control study.
BMC cancer - 13 May 2007
Bai Yun, Xu Liang, Yang Xiaobo, Hu Zhibin, Yuan Jing, Wang Feng, Shao Minhua, Yuan Wentao, Qian Ji, Ma Hongxia, Wang Ying, Liu Hongliang, Chen Weihong, Yang Lin, Jing Guangfu, Huo Xiang, Chen Feng, Liu Yanhong, Jin Li, Wei Qingyi, Huang Wei, Shen Hongbing, Lu Daru, Wu Tangchun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The nucleotide excision repair (NER) protein, xeroderma pigmentosum C (XPC), participates in recognizing DNA lesions and initiating DNA repair in response to DNA damage. Because mutations in XPC cause a high risk of cancer in XP patients, we hypothesized that inherited sequence variations in XPC may alter DNA repair and thus susceptibility to cancer. METHODS: In this hospital-based case-control study,...
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