The relationship between XRCC1 and XRCC3 gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in northeastern Chinese.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of lung cancer in China will be the world's highest if allowed to proceed uncurbed. To unravel its genetic underpinnings, we sought to investigate the association of three well-characterized nonsynonymous polymorphisms in XRCC1 (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln) and XRCC3 (Thr...

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Main Authors: Shujie Guo, Xiaobo Li, Min Gao, Yuqiong Li, Bei Song, Wenquan Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3568083?pdf=render