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DNA base excision repair genes variants rs25487 (X-ray repair cross-complementing 1) and rs1052133 (human 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1) with susceptibility to ovarian cancer in the population of the Jammu region, India.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Verma Sonali, Sharma Varun, Nagpal Ashna, Bhat Amrita, Bhat G R, Shah Ruchi, Wakhloo Ajay, Suri Jyotsna, Abrol Deepak, Kaul Sandeep, Bhat Audesh, Verma Vijeshwar, Kumar Rakesh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is highly prevalent in the population of Jammu, in India; the ovarian cancer ranks third among other types of cancer prevalent in females. However, association studies on ovarian cancer are lacking in this region. We aimed to investigate the disease susceptible variants rs1052133 (human 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1 [hOGG1]) and rs25487 (X-ray repair cross-complementing 1 [XRCC1]) with...
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