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Biological and predictive role of ERCC1 polymorphisms in cancer.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Mar 2017
Formica V, Doldo E, Antonetti F R, Nardecchia A, Ferroni P, Riondino S, Morelli C, Arkenau H T, Guadagni F, Orlandi A, Roselli M
Abstract excerpt
Excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) is a key component in DNA repair mechanisms and may influence the tumor DNA-targeting effect of the chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin. Germline ERCC1 polymorphisms may alter the protein expression and published data on their predictive and prognostic value have so far been contradictory. In the present article we review available evidence on the clinical role...
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