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X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) single-nucleotide polymorphisms and the risk of salivary gland carcinomas.
Cancer - 15 Jul 2007
Ho Tang, Li Guojun, Lu Jiachun, Zhao Chong, Wei Qingyi, Sturgis Erich M
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BACKGROUND: X-ray repair cross complementing group 1 (XRCC1) is important in the repair of single-strand DNA breaks caused by endogenous oxidative species and exogenous carcinogens. METHODS: This tertiary cancer center-based, case-control association study included 138 patients with salivary gland carcinoma (SGC), 50 patients with benign salivary gland tumors, and a group of 503 cancer-free control participants....
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