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Genetic polymorphisms in RAD23B and XPC modulate DNA repair capacity and breast cancer risk in Puerto Rican women.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 2013
Pérez-Mayoral Julyann, Pacheco-Torres Alba L, Morales Luisa, Acosta-Rodríguez Heidi, Matta Jaime L, Dutil Julie
Abstract excerpt
Studies have shown that DNA repair capacity (DRC) is significantly decreased in breast cancer patients, but the molecular causes of inter-individual variation in DRC are unknown. We hypothesized that genetic variation in the nucleotide excision repair pathway genes can modulate DRC and breast cancer risk in Puerto Rican women. A total of 228 breast cancer cases and 418 controls were recruited throughout Puerto...
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