| polymorphism of the xrcc3 gene and risk of gastric cancer in a kashmiri population: a case-control study. | dna repair plays a critical role in protecting the genome of the cell from the insults of cancer-causing agents. genetic polymorphisms in dna repair genes may influence individual variation in dna repair capacity, which may be associated with the risk of developing cancer. inherited polymorphisms of dna repair genes may contribute to variations in dna repair capacity and genetic susceptibility to different cancers. the x-ray repair complementing defective repair in chinese hamster cells 3 (xrcc3 ... | 2015 | 25642794 |