XRCC1 gene polymorphisms and the risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC): a meta-analysis of case-control studies.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigating the association between X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) polymorphisms and thyroid cancer risk have yielded inconsistent results. This meta-analysis was performed to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between three XRCC1 po...

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Main Authors: Yi Bao, Lei Jiang, Jue-Yu Zhou, Jun-Jie Zou, Jiao-Yang Zheng, Xiang-Fang Chen, Zhi-Min Liu, Yong-Quan Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661468?pdf=render