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Association between XRCC1 polymorphism 399 G->A and glioma among Caucasians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC medical genetics - 26 Oct 2012
Jacobs Daniel I, Bracken Michael B
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BACKGROUND: The x-ray cross complementing group 1 gene (XRCC1) is crucial to proper repair of DNA damage such as single-strand DNA breaks. A non-synonymous polymorphism in XRCC1, 399 G → A, has been shown to reduce effectiveness of such DNA repair and has been associated with the risk of certain cancers. The known risk for glioma from high dose ionizing radiation makes associations between this polymorphism and...
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