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Association of XRCC1 p. Arg194Trp gene polymorphism with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV Egyptian population: A pilot case-control study.
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2000
Ghorab Rasha Ahmed, Fouad Shaimaa H, Elsaadawy Yara, Hamdy Marwa, Taha Sara I
Abstract excerpt
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common and fatal primary liver cancer. Genetic variants of DNA repair systems can reduce DNA repair capability and increase HCC risk. Objectives: This study aimed to examine, in Egyptian hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients, the relationship between the X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) rs1799782 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and HCC...
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