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Polymorphisms of detoxification and DNA repair enzymes in myelodyplastic syndromes.
Leukemia research - 1 Aug 2009
Fabiani Emiliano, D'Alò Francesco, Scardocci Alessandra, Greco Mariangela, Di Ruscio Annalisa, Criscuolo Marianna, Fianchi Luana, Pagano Livio, Hohaus Stefan, Leone Giuseppe, Voso Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background may modify the individual's risk of developing cancer. We performed a case-control study to test the impact of genomic polymorphisms of 9 genes involved in xenobiotics detoxification and DNA repair in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Frequencies of polymorphic variants of RAD51, XRCC3, NQO1, GSTA1, GSTM1, GSTT1, CYP3A4 and XPD enzymes were similar in patients and controls. On the other...
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