Article
New polymorphisms of Xeroderma Pigmentosum DNA repair genes in myelodysplastic syndrome.
Leukemia research - 1 Jul 2017
Santiago Sabrina Pinheiro, Junior Howard Lopes Ribeiro, de Sousa Juliana Cordeiro, de Paula Borges Daniela, de Oliveira Roberta Taiane Germano, Farias Izabelle Rocha, Costa Marília Braga, Maia Allan Rodrigo Soares, da Nóbrega Ito Mayumi, Magalhães Silvia Maria Meira, Pinheiro Ronald Feitosa
Abstract excerpt
The association between Xeroderma Pigmentosum DNA repair genes (XPA rs1800975, XPC rs2228000, XPD rs1799793 and XPF rs1800067) polymorphisms and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have not been reported. To assess the functional role between these polymorphisms and MDS, we evaluated 189 samples stratified in two groups: 95 bone marrow samples from MDS patients and 94 from healthy elderly volunteers used as controls....
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