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MYH rs3219476 and rs3219472 polymorphisms and risk of cholangiocarcinoma.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jan 2013
You Si-Hong, Wang Xiang, Huang Shu, Wang Min, Ji Guo-Zhong, Xia Jin-Rong, Fan Zhi-Ning
Abstract excerpt
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare but devastating malignancy. Up to 90% of patients presenting with CCA have no identifiable risk factors. The base excision repair (BER) pathway has a principal role in the repair of mutations caused by oxidized or reduced bases. The MutY homolog (MUTYH, MYH) is one of the key proteins in the BER pathway, but the role of MYH in the tumorigenesis of CCA is largely unknown. In this...
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