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Polymorphism of XRCC1 (at codon 399) and susceptibility to breast cancer, a meta-analysis of the literatures.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2009
Saadat Mostafa, Ansari-Lari Maryam
Abstract excerpt
The X-ray repair cross-complementation group 1 (XRCC1) protein plays an important role in base excision repair. Several polymorphisms in the XRCC1 gene have been described, including Arg399Gln. Previous studies investigating the association between genetic polymorphism of Arg399Gln XRCC1 and risk of breast cancer have provided inconsistent results. A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association...
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