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LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Discussion<br />

cancer risk, hence emphasizing the importance of undertaking genotype-phenotype<br />

correlation studies in understanding UADT MPN pathogenesis.<br />

When we correlated G Score with phenotypic responses after radiation /<br />

BPDE exposure, a negative correlation was observed between the total G Score in all<br />

22 SNPs, G Score of DNA repair genes and MPN risk association signature, and<br />

percent cell death and percent G2 delay. This was statistically significant for most of<br />

the groups. As higher G Score corresponds to more number of risk alleles in an<br />

individual and improper apoptotic and cell cycle response designate enhanced<br />

carcinogenesis phenotypes in a cell, our results emphasize the notion that<br />

polymorphisms in certain genes modify cellular intermediate phenotypic responses<br />

after genotoxic exposure that may have an important bearing on neoplastic evolution.<br />

Thus the genotype-phenotype associations observed in this study support our<br />

hypothesis that polymorphisms in genes involved in well regulated pathways like DNA<br />

repair, cell cycle check point, carcinogen metabolism and apoptosis can affect<br />

important cellular functions like, DNA repair capacity, cell cycle regulation and<br />

apoptosis.<br />

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