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DNA repair gene XRCC1 polymorphisms and the risk of asthma in a Turkish population.
Allergy and asthma proceedings - 1 Jan 2000
Batar Bahadir, Guven Mehmet, Onaran Ilhan, Tutluoglu Bulent, Kanigur-Sultuybek Gonul
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms have been identified in several DNA damage repair genes. These polymorphisms may effect DNA repair capacity and modulate asthma susceptibility. In this study, we aimed to determine the two polymorphisms in DNA repair gene, x-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1), in a sample of Turkish patients with asthma, and evaluate their association with asthma development. We used polymerase chain...
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