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Analysis of variants in DNA damage signalling genes in bladder cancer.
BMC medical genetics - 18 Jul 2008
Choudhury Ananya, Elliott Faye, Iles Mark M, Churchman Michael, Bristow Robert G, Bishop D Timothy, Kiltie Anne E
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BACKGROUND: Chemicals from occupational exposure and components of cigarette smoke can cause DNA damage in bladder urothelium. Failure to repair DNA damage by DNA repair proteins may result in mutations leading to genetic instability and the development of bladder cancer. Immunohistochemistry studies have shown DNA damage signal activation in precancerous bladder lesions which is lost on progression, suggesting...
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