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Association between polymorphisms of ERCC1 and XPD and clinical response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
American journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2010
Li Fan, Sun Xinchen, Sun Ning, Qin Shukui, Cheng Hongyan, Feng Jifeng, Chen Baoan, Cheng Lu, Lu Zuhong, Ji Jiazhong, Zhou Yingfeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: DNA repair capacity is correlated with sensitivity of cancer cells toward platinum-based chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in polymorphisms of DNA repair gene ERCC1 (excision repair cross-complementation group 1) and XPD (ERCC2, excision repair cross-complementation group 2) were associated with the tumor response in...
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