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Searching for association of the CAG repeat polymorphism in the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma gene (POLG) with colorectal cancer.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2015
Linkowska Katarzyna, Jawień Arkadiusz, Marszałek Andrzej, Skonieczna Katarzyna, Grzybowski Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma (POLG) is the only DNA polymerase involved in maintaining the mitochondrial genome. Recent studies demonstrated an association of CAG repeat polymorphism in the second exon of POLG gene with the risk of cancer. We investigated the CAG repeat variability in the P...
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