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Polymorphisms in the human DNA polymerase beta gene.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 1995
Dobashi Y, Kubota Y, Shuin T, Torigoe S, Yao M, Hosaka M
Abstract excerpt
Recently, evidence has accumulated that mutations in DNA repair genes might be associated with certain steps in carcinogenesis. The DNA polymerase beta gene is one of the DNA repair genes, and mutations in it have been detected in 83% of human colorectal cancers. To assess the involvement of polymerase beta gene mutations in the development of human prostate cancers, we performed sequence analyses of human DNA...
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