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Impact of XPD gene polymorphism on risk of prostate cancer on north Indian population.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Mar 2012
Sobti Ranbir Chander, Berhane Nega, Melese Shiferaw, Mahdi Salih Abdul, Gupta Libsy, Thakur Hitender, Singh Neha
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in men next to skin cancer in the developed world. Risk of disease varies most prominently with age, ethnicity, family history, and diet. Genetic polymorphism of some genes has been implicated in increasing the risk. The XPD (Xeroderma pigmentosum group D) gene codes for a DNA helicase involved in transcription and nucleotide excision repair. The aim of this...
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