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MGMT Leu84Phe polymorphism contributes to cancer susceptibility: evidence from 44 case-control studies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Jun, Zhang Renxia, Chen Fei, Yu Cuicui, Sun Yan, Jia Chuanliang, Zhang Lijing, Salahuddin Taufiq, Li Xiaodong, Lang Juntian, Song Xicheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase is one of the few proteins to directly remove alkylating agents in the human DNA direct reversal repair pathway. A large number of case-control studies have been conducted to explore the association between MGMT Leu84Phe polymorphism and cancer risk. However, the results were not consistent. METHODS: We carried out a meta-analysis of 44 case-control studies to...
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