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Bleomycin-induced mutagen sensitivity, passive smoking, and risk of breast cancer in Chinese women: a case-control study.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Apr 2013
Hu Mingbai, Han Dingfen, Sun Shengron, Yan Yaqun, Zhang Jingwei, Zhou Yunfeng
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BACKGROUND: It is well recognized that genetic variation as well as environmental factors modulates breast cancer risk. Deficiencies in DNA repair capacity are thought to associate with breast cancer risk. The main aim of this study was to use the mutagen sensitivity assay as an indirect measure of DNA repair capacity to assess breast cancer risk and the relationship between passive smoking and breast cancer risk...
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