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Polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes XPD and XRCC1 and the risk of age-related cataract development in Han Chinese.
Current eye research - 1 Jul 2011
Luo Yong-Feng, Wang Bin-Bin, Zhou Zhou, Ding Xu-Chen, Hu Shan-Shan, Zhou Guang-Kai, Ma Xu, Qi Yan-Hua
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PURPOSE: Epidemiological evidence suggests that ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and oxidative stress play an important role in age-related cataract pathogenesis. UV irradiation and oxidative stress can produce a wide range of DNA damage. Polymorphisms of DNA repair enzymes may affect repair efficiency and the role of DNA repair mechanisms has received attention recently in age-related cataract pathogenesis. In this...
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