Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1275-1281 , October 2010

DNA repair XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism alone, and in combination with CYP2E1 polymorphisms significantly contribute to the risk of development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

  • Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Graduate Programme and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
    • Vocational School of Health Services, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Vocational School of Health Services, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey. Tel.: +90 286 2171001; fax: +90 286 2128804.
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  • Duygu Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Graduate Programme and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
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  • Cihan Tanrikut

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Graduate Programme and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
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  • Gurses Sahin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Gulen Ulusoy

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Graduate Programme and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
    • Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Emel Arinç

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Graduate Programme and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey

Received 15 October 2009 ,Revised 19 February 2010 ,Accepted 27 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.02.035

Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1275-1281 , October 2010