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SUBMITTER: Kamiza AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081223 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamiza Abram B AB Hsieh Ling-Ling LL Tang Reiping R Chien Huei-Tzu HT Lai Chih-Hsiung CH Chiu Li-Ling LL Lo Tsai-Ping TP Hung Kuan-Yi KY You Jeng-Fu JF Wang Wen-Chang WC Hsiung Chao A CA Yeh Chih-Ching CC
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20180417
<h4>Background</h4>DNA repair genes are crucial for maintaining genomic stability by preventing mutagenesis and carcinogenesis. The present retrospective cohort study aimed at investigating whether MLH1, APEX1, MUTYH, OGG1, NUDT1, XRCC5, XPA, and ERCC2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Chinese population with Lynch syndrome.<h4>Methods</h4>From Amsterdam criteria family registry, we identified 270 patients with Lynch syndrome. Hazard ratios (HR ...[more]