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Association between the XRCC6 Promoter rs2267437 polymorphism and cancer risk: evidence based on the current literature.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2013
Xu Haitao, Zou Peng, Chen Pin, Zhao Lin, Zhao Peng, Lu Ailin
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BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that the DNA repair gene XRCC6 (Ku70) may be critically involved in the aetiology of the human carcinogenesis. Many studies have investigated the association between the rs2267437 polymorphism and cancer susceptibility. However, the results of these studies have been controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to quantitatively summarize the evidence for a relationship...
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