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Genetic variation in nucleotide excision repair pathway genes, pesticide exposure and prostate cancer risk.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2012
Barry Kathryn Hughes, Koutros Stella, Andreotti Gabriella, Sandler Dale P, Burdette Laurie A, Yeager Meredith, Beane Freeman Laura E, Lubin Jay H, Ma Xiaomei, Zheng Tongzhang, Alavanja Michael C R, Berndt Sonja I
Abstract excerpt
Previous research demonstrates increased prostate cancer risk for pesticide applicators and pesticide manufacturing workers. Although underlying mechanisms are unknown, human biomonitoring studies indicate increased genetic damage (e.g. chromosomal aberrations) with pesticide exposure. Given that the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway repairs a broad range of DNA damage, we evaluated interactions between...
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