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Association of polymorphisms in genes of the homologous recombination DNA repair pathway and thyroid cancer risk.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Oct 2009
Bastos Helder Novais, Antão Mónica Rego, Silva Susana N, Azevedo Ana Paula, Manita Isabel, Teixeira Valdemar, Pina Julieta Esperança, Gil Octávia Monteiro, Ferreira Teresa Cruz, Limbert Edward, Rueff José, Gaspar Jorge Francisco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ionizing radiation exposure has been pointed out as a risk factor for thyroid cancer. The double-strand breaks induced by this carcinogen are usually repaired by homologous recombination repair pathway, a pathway that includes several polymorphic genes. Since there is a scarcity of data about the involvement of these gene polymorphisms in thyroid cancer susceptibility, we carried out a case-control...
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