Science news articles about 'dna repair genes'

... studies are pooled, however, few DNA repair gene variants appear truly associated with ... consideration," the authors write. "The ability of the candidate gene approach to identify genetic risk factors ...

... single nucleotide polymorphisms of seven DNA repair genes among 734 patients with pancreatic ... failed to fix the DNA damages caused by exogenous agents such as tobacco carcinogens or endogenous agents ...

... role of genetic variants—or polymorphisms—in DNA repair genes in the development of Hodgkin disease, Dr. ... evaluated the relationship between polymorphisms in five DNA repair genes (XPC, XPD, XPG, XRCC1 ...

... susceptibility to several disease states. In humans, DNA repair genes produce enzymes called ... model for studying the biological function of the neil1 gene in both species. To do this, OHSU researchers ...

... Veterinary Medicine have discovered that inactivation of a DNA repair gene called Hus1 efficiently kills ... gene in healthy mammary gland tissues, the researchers report, it caused genome damage and cell ...