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XPC intron11 C/A polymorphism as a risk factor for prostate cancer.
Environmental health and preventive medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Yoshino Yoshihiro, Takeuchi Shouhei, Katoh Takahiko, Kuroda Yoshiki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: DNA repair genes play an important role in protection against environmental and endogenous DNA damage, and constitute the first line of defense against cancer. Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C (XPC) is involved in the damage recognition step during nucleotide excision repair. The relationship between XPC intron11 C/A polymorphism and cancer risk has not been widely studied. Hence, this...
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