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The role of XRCC6 T-991C functional polymorphism in renal cell carcinoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Sept 2012
Chang Wen-Shin, Ke Hung-Lung, Tsai Chia-Wen, Lien Chi-Shun, Liao Wen-Ling, Lin Hui-Hui, Lee Meng-Hsuan, Wu Hsi-Chin, Chang Chao-Hsiang, Chen Chi-Cheng, Lee Hong-Zin, Bau Da-Tian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The DNA non-homologous end-joining repair gene XRCC6 (Ku70) plays a key role in both the DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and cell cycle arrest. Defects in DSB repair capacity can lead to genomic instability. We hypothesized that a variant in the XRCC6 gene was associated with sus...
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