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Functional polymorphisms in the NBS1 gene and acute lymphoblastic leukemia susceptibility in a Chinese population.
European journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2011
Jiang Lan, Liang Jianying, Jiang Mingjun, Yu Xiao, Zheng Jian, Liu Haiyan, Wu Depei, Zhou Yifeng
Abstract excerpt
As a component of the MRN complex (which is a heterotrimeric protein complex consisting of MRE11, RAD50 and NBS1), NBS1 plays an important role in cellular response to DNA damage and the maintenance of chromosomal integrity. Leukemia is common in NBS1 germ line-mutated patients. The NBS1 E185Q po...
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