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SUBMITTER: Zhu G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5058763 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Gongjian G Su Haixiang H Lu Lingeng L Guo Hongyun H Chen Zhaohui Z Sun Zhen Z Song Ruixia R Wang Xiaomin X Li Haining H Wang Zhiping Z
Oncotarget 20160501 21
<h4>Background</h4>Balance of DNA damage and proper repair plays an important role in progression of bladder cancer. Here we aimed to assess the associations of nineteen polymorphisms from seven DNA repair-associated genes (PRAP1, OGG1, APEX1, MUTYH, XRCC1, XRCC2 and XRCC3) with bladder cancer and their interactions in the disease in a Han Chinese population.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A chip-based TaqMan genotyping for the candidate genes was performed on 227 bladder cancer patients ...[more]