Common polymorphism in DNA repair genes may alter protein function and an individual's capacity to repair damaged DNA; deficits in repair capacity may lead to genetic instability and carcinogenesis. In present work we investigated the association between XPD Lys751Gln polymorphism and breast cancer progression. The polymorphism was analysed in breast cancer patients (n = 92) in blood. Blood sam...

this study has examined the relationship between the xpd lys 751 gln polymorphism and colorectal cancer in 88 patients and their 88 age and sex-matched controls. genomic dna from peripheral whole blood was extracted using standard method to determine the genotype of subjects with rflp-pcr analysis. although this study shows cancer patients harbor more heterozygous genotype (xpd lys 751 gln) (or...

Using the comprehensive approach to selecting polymorphisms to date, we sought to examine whether recurrence in colorectal cancer was associated with inherited variation in three genes involved in DNA repair and cell proliferation. Three polymorphisms, which are excision repair cross-complementation 1 (ERCC1), xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), were...

OBJECTIVE Published data regarding the association between xeroderma pigmentosum group D XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms and esophageal cancer (EC) cancer remain controversial. The present meta-analysis aimed to obtain a more precise estimation of the relationship between XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms and the risk of EC. METHODS All eligible case-control studies of Lys751Gln polymorphisms and susce...

Lung cancer is strongly associated with exposure to tobacco smoke (1–3). Mutations in the K-ras gene have been found in 20–35% of lung adenocarcinomas of smokers (4–8), compared with about 5–7% in those of nonsmokers (7, 8), suggesting that their formation may be associated with exposure to tobacco smoke carcinogens. DNA repair helps preserve the integrity of the cellular genome by repairing DN...

The XPD/ERCC2/Rad3 gene is required for excision repair of UV-damaged DNA and is an important component of nucleotide excision repair. Mutations in the XPD gene generate the cancer-prone syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne's syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy. XPD has a 5'- to 3'-helicase activity and is a component of the TFIIH transcription factor, which is essential for RNA polymerase I...

The genetic polymorphisms of X-ray repair cross complementing group 1 (XRCC1), X-ray repair cross complementing group 3 (XRCC3), and xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group D (XPD) repair genes may lead to genetic instability and leukemogenesis. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the association between XRCC1 Arg399Gln, Arg280His and Arg194Trp, XRCC3 Thr241Met, and XPD Lys751Gln polym...

XPB and XPD subunits of TFIIH are central genome caretakers involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER), although their respective role within this DNA repair pathway remains difficult to delineate. To obtain insight into the function of XPB and XPD, we studied cell lines expressing XPB or XPD ATPase-deficient complexes. We show the involvement of XPB, but not XPD, in the accumulation of TFIIH...

Lung cancer is strongly associated with exposure to tobacco smoke (1–3). Mutations in the K-ras gene have been found in 20–35% of lung adenocarcinomas of smokers (4–8), compared with about 5–7% in those of nonsmokers (7, 8), suggesting that their formation may be associated with exposure to tobacco smoke carcinogens. DNA repair helps preserve the integrity of the cellular genome by repairing DN...

The xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) protein is a subunit of transcription factor TFIIH with DNA helicase activity. TFIIH has two functions, in basal transcription and nucleotide excision repair. Mutations in XPD that affect DNA repair but not transcription result in the skin cancer-prone disorder, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). If transcription is also affected, the result is the multi-system ...