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XRCC3 Thr241Met and TYMS variable number tandem repeat polymorphisms are associated with time-to-metastasis in colorectal cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
He Yanjing, Penney Michelle E, Negandhi Amit A, Parfrey Patrick S, Savas Sevtap, Yilmaz Yildiz E
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BACKGROUND: Metastasis is a major cause of mortality in cancer. Identifying prognostic factors that distinguish patients who will experience metastasis in the short-term and those that will be free of metastasis in the long-term is of particular interest in current medical research. The objective of this study was to examine if select genetic polymorphisms can differentiate colorectal cancer patients based on...
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