A variant within the DNA repair gene XRCC3 is associated with the development of melanoma skin cancer.
Exposure to UV radiation is a major risk factor for the development of malignant melanoma. DNA damage caused by UV radiation is thought to play a major role in carcinogenesis induction. Multiprotein pathways involved in repairing UV-DNA damage are the base excision, the nucleotide excision, and the...
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2000
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A variant within the DNA repair gene XRCC3 is associated with the development of melanoma skin cancer
Published 2000
Journal article