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Germline variants of base excision repair genes and breast cancer: A polymorphism in DNA polymerase gamma modifies gene expression and breast cancer risk.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2013
Popanda Odilia, Seibold Petra, Nikolov Ivaylo, Oakes Christopher C, Burwinkel Barbara, Hausmann Sebastian, Flesch-Janys Dieter, Plass Christoph, Chang-Claude Jenny, Schmezer Peter
Abstract excerpt
Base excision repair (BER) removes DNA damage induced by endogenous reactive oxygen species or ionizing radiation, important breast cancer risk factors. Genetic variation associated with impaired BER might thus increase breast cancer risk. Therefore, we assessed risk associations of 123 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 19 BER genes in 1,639 postmenopausal breast cancer cases and 1,967 controls...
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