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XRCC2 R188H (rs3218536), XRCC3 T241M (rs861539) and R243H (rs77381814) single nucleotide polymorphisms in cervical cancer risk.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jul 2013
Pérez Luis Orlando, Crivaro Andrea, Barbisan Gisela, Poleri Lucia, Golijow Carlos Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. Transformation may be induced by several mechanisms, including oncogene activation and genome instability. Individual differences in DNA damage recognition and repair have been hypothesized to influence cervical cancer risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the double strand break gene polymorphisms XRCC2 R188H...
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