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Distribution of XRCC1 genotypes in north Indian population.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jan 2010
Kiran Manjula, Saxena Roli, Kaur Jyotdeep
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: XRCC1, a major DNA repair gene, acts as a scaffold of different activities involved in repair by interacting with components of base excision repair (BER) at the site of damage. Polymorphisms in this gene are associated with variations in the repair efficiency which might predispose an individual to cancer risk. To associate a gene polymorphism with disease risk, it is imperative to have...
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