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Comprehensive pathway-based association study of DNA repair gene variants and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer research - 15 Apr 2011
Qin Hai-De, Shugart Yin Yao, Bei Jin-Xin, Pan Qing-Hua, Chen Lina, Feng Qi-Sheng, Chen Li-Zhen, Huang Wei, Liu Jian Jun, Jorgensen Timothy J, Zeng Yi-Xin, Jia Wei-Hua
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair plays a central role in protecting against environmental carcinogenesis, and genetic variants of DNA repair genes have been reported to be associated with several human malignancies. To assess whether DNA gene variants were associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) risk, a candidate gene association study was conducted among the Cantonese population within the Guangdong Province, China, the ethnic...
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