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SUBMITTER: Frank B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3209461 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frank Bernd B Müller Heiko H Weck Melanie Nicole MN Klopp Norman N Illig Thomas T Raum Elke E Brenner Hermann H
BMC cancer 20111011
<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have reported associations of DNA repair pathway gene variants and risk of various cancers and precancerous lesions, such as chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG).<h4>Methods</h4>A nested case-control study within the German population-based ESTHER cohort was conducted, including 533 CAG cases and 1054 controls. Polymorphisms in eleven DNA repair genes (APEX1, ERCC1, ERCC2/XPD, PARP1 and XRCC1), in CD3EAP/ASE-1 and PPP1R13L were analysed.<h4>Results</h4>No associatio ...[more]