Bladder Cancer Risk Factors
Studies conducted at Nanjing Medical University on bladder cancer risk factors recently published
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 2nd, 2007
New research, "Polymorphisms of the DNA gene XPD and risk of bladder cancer in a Southeastern Chinese population," is the subject of a report. "The incidence rate for bladder cancer has been increasing in many countries, and bladder cancer is the most common urinary cancer in China. We explored the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA repair genes with bladder cancer," investigators in Wuxi, People's Republic of China report.
"The hypothesis is that the xeroderma pigmentosum complementary group D (XPD) 156-22541C-- >A and 751-35931A-- >C polymorphisms are associated with the risk of bladder cancer. In a population-based case-control study, 215...
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