DNA repair gene <it>XRCC1 </it>polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoking and chemical occupational exposure are the main known risk factors for bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Oxidative DNA damage induced by carcinogens present in these exposures requires accurate base excisio...

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Main Authors: Bishop D Timothy, Paul Alan B, Barrett Jennifer H, Sak Sei, Kiltie Anne E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/8/13