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Association of DNA base-excision repair XRCC1, OGG1 and APE1 gene polymorphisms with nasopharyngeal carcinoma susceptibility in a Chinese population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Li Qing, Wang Jian-Min, Peng Yu, Zhang Shi-Heng, Ren Tao, Luo Hao, Cheng Yi, Wang Dong
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BACKGROUND: Numerous carcinogens and reactive oxygen species (ROS) may cause DNA damage including oxidative base lesions that lead to risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Genetic susceptibility has been reported to play a key role in the development of this disease. The base excision repair (BER) pathway can effectively remove oxidative lesions, maintaining genomic stability and normal expression, with X-ray repair...
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