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Variants in DNA double-strand break repair and DNA damage-response genes and susceptibility to lung and head and neck cancers.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jul 2008
Danoy Patrick, Michiels Stefan, Dessen Philippe, Pignat Cécile, Boulet Thomas, Monet Marion, Bouchardy Christine, Lathrop Mark, Sarasin Alain, Benhamou Simone
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer, and together with alcohol for head and neck (H--N) cancer. These genotoxics produced DNA damage and particularly double-strand breaks (DSB) that are removed by various repair pathways. To understand the initiation of these cancers, we performed a genotype analysis to correlate some variants in specific genes in a case-control study of lung and H-N...
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