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PARP1 polymorphisms increase the risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Feb 2012
He Wenting, Liu Tao, Shan Yong, Zhu Kexiang, Li Yumin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1), a protein involved in the DNA repair mechanism, plays an important role in carcinogenesis. In this study, we investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms of PARP1 contribute to gastric cancer (GC) and its precursor lesions (gastric precancerous lesions; GPL) in a case-control study conducted in the Hexi area of China,...
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