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Prognostic significance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma repair gene polymorphism.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 16 Oct 2015
Stur E, Agostini L P, Garcia F M, Peterle G T, Maia L L, Mendes S O, Anders Q S, Reis R S, Santos J A, Ventorim D P, Carvalho M B, Tajara E H, Santos M, Paula F, Silva-Conforti A M A, Louro I D
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to analyze the polymorphisms XRCC1 Arg194Trp, XRCC1 Arg399Gln, XRCC3 Thr241Met, XPC Lys939Gln, ERCC1 Asn118Asn, and RAD51 -98G>C and to verify their influence on radiotherapy response and prognosis of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Peripheral blood DNA was extracted from 311 patients and analyzed by PCR-RFLP. Our results showed that in irradiated oral and...
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