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A variant at a potentially functional microRNA-binding site in BRIP1 was associated with risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jun 2016
Liu Hongliang, Gao Fengqin, Dahlstrom Kristina R, Li Guojun, Sturgis Erich M, Zevallos Jose P, Wei Qingyi, Liu Zhensheng
Abstract excerpt
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most serious forms of DNA damage to the cell, causing genomic instability and ultimately carcinogenesis. In this study, we hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the micro RNA (miRNA)-binding sites of DSB repair genes may influence cancer risk by dysregulating target gene expression. To test our hypothesis, we firstly performed functional...
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